Fine Bekom Peoples Helmet Mask, CameroonGrasslands, the wood mask with large almond-shaped eyes having brass tack pupils, a mouth perforated and exposing the teeth, semi-circular ears with pierced holes, with traces...
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BAMILEKE OR BAMUM PEOPLES MASK, EX J.J.KLEJMAN 19th/20th c., Cameroon, dark patina openwork carved wood helmet, depicting a head with exposed teeth and protruding ears, bearing a nude seated male figure, paper...
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Two West African Carved Wood Masks:Cameroonian, Western Grassfields area, Bekom or Oku style, possibly late 19th/early 20th century, in the form of two bearded faces with large, almond shaped eyes and open...
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African Kom or Bekom Carved Wood HelmetMask, Grassfields Region, Cameroon, primate-form with animal atop, h. 17 in., w. 11 in., d. 9 in.; mounted on fitted metal stand, overall h. 15 in. Provenance: Estate of Curator...
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Makonde Lipiko Mask: The Makonde peoplelive in what is now southeast Tanzania and northern Mozambique. The most important carving used in the initiation ceremonies of the Makonde was the lipiko or mapiko mask,...
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Mexico, Group of Four Dance Masks, 20thCentury: Mexico . Group of Four Dance Masks, 20th Century. Evidence of mask making in Mexico extends for thousands of years and was a well-established part of ritual life...
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Egyptian Painted Gesso / Cedar SarcophagusMask: Egypt, Late Dynastic to Ptolemaic Period, ca. 664 to 30 BCE. A hand-carved cedar wood mask with large almond-shaped eyes beneath slender brows, a wide nose, rounded...
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Makonde, Mozambique Mask Lipiko andYoruba Nigeria Gelede Mask: Lot of two masks comprising a Yoruba Nigeria Gelede mask and a Makonde, Mozambique mask "lipiko". Dimensions: (Mozambique mask) 9. 5"h. Processing...
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Early 20th C. Nigerian Igbo Afikpo WoodMask: Africa, Nigeria, Igbo, Afikpo peoples, ca. early to mid 20th century CE. A finely carved and painted Mma Ji face mask traditionally used in Okumkpa performances in...
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Egyptian Gesso'd Wood Mummy Mask: Egypt,New Kingdom to Ptolemaic Period, ca. 1550 to 30 BCE. A beautiful mummy mask that is expertly carved from cedar and covered in a layer of white gesso decorated with thick,...
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Early 20th C. African Bwa PolychromeWood Hawk Mask: West Africa, Burkina Faso, Bwa peoples, ca. early to mid-20th century CE. A splendid and sizeable wooden mask depicting a nature spirit in the form of a stylized...
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Pacific Northwest Kwakiutl Spirit WrestlerMask: For your consideration is this Pacific Northwest, Kwakiutl "Spirit Wrestler" mask, circa early 1900's. This mask shows a bold figural design and construction, boasting...
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A GROUP OF TWO ENGLISH PLASTER LIFEMASK REPLICAS OF WILLIAM BLAKE AND JOHN KEATS, CIRCA 1999, : MASK REPLICAS OF WILLIAM BLAKE AND JOHN KEATS, CIRCA 1999, the William Blake life mask/bust replica on an integral...
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Mexico, Group of Four Dance Masks, 20thCentury: Mexico Group of Four Dance Masks, 20th Century. Evidence of mask making in Mexico extends for thousands of years and was a well-established part of ritual life in...
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20th C. African Ekoi Wood Ntoon Headdress:West Africa, Nigeria, Ekoi (Ejagham) peoples, ca. mid-20th century CE. An intriguing hand-carved wooden helmet mask used in Ntoon rituals. The conical body of the mask boasts...
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Egyptian Ptolemaic Wood / Gilt GessoMummy Mask: Egypt, Ptolemaic period, ca. 332 to 30 BCE. A beautiful, hand-carved wooden mummy mask with fine gilt gesso enveloping the face. The countenance is defined by...
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Dan face mask, 20th cen. : A face maskwith beak like form. Ivory Coast/Liberia, Dan. 20th century. 11 1/2"h x 4 7/8"w x 3"d. Provenance: Inventory and Collection from the Estate of Merton D. Simpson. Catalog Notes:...
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4PC Japanese Noh & Central AmericanCarved Masks: . Japan, Central America, 20th century. Includes a large Noh mask with wide round eyes, flared nostrils, and large teeth, a Noh mask painted white with red...
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Moche Copper Mask & Jar w/ Turquoise& Silver Necklace: Pre-Columbian, northern Peru, Moche culture, ca. 300 to 500 CE. A remarkable set of three Moche artifacts; a fascinating copper burial mask, a turquoise...
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Rare Vanuatu Pentecost Island StoneGrade Society Mask: **Originally Listed At $6000**. . Oceania, Vanuatu, Pentecost Island, collected in Bunlap in 1968, made ca. 1900 CE. A fascinating and incredibly rare...
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Egyptian Third Intermediate Cedar WoodMummy Mask: **First Time At Auction**. . Ancient Egypt, Third Intermediate Period, 21st to 25th Dynasty, ca. 1070 to 664 BCE. An elegant hand-carved mummy mask with a square...
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Mexico and New Mexico, Group of FourDance Masks, 20th Century: Mexico and New Mexico Group of Four Dance Masks, 20th Century. Evidence of mask making in Mexico extends for thousands of years and was a well-established...
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Mexico, Group of Five Dance Masks, 20thCentury: Mexico Group of Five Dance Masks, 20th Century. Evidence of mask making in Mexico extends for thousands of years and was a well-established part of ritual life in...
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FOUR AFRICAN ZOOMORPHIC MASKS, WITHA TIBETAN MASK the first from the We tribe of Ivory Coast, Africa having circular bulging eyes over a carved snout decorated with metal tacks and metal carved teeth above...
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