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Decoration - Carved wooden tribal mask

André Bloc (Alger 1896 - New Delhi 1966) Project for Maison habitacle Plaster H 45 x L 23 x P 20 cm Traces of stamp (signature) below

Signed Wrede Bas Relief - Angel with torch Bronze 106,6 x 34,7 cm with the wood panel Signed on lower right

A rare work by Swiss sculptor Walter Spaeny Head of Tristan Bernad (1866 - 1947) , French novelist, journalist and also lawyer. Terracotta Signed on the back side

Olga Vassilievna CHOUMANSKY Collage on cardboard 80,5 x 61,3 cm (85,4 x 65,7 cm with frame) 31.6 x 24.1 in (33.6 x 25.8 in with frame)

Exceptional hand carved wood mask with graphic elements, made of a single piece of wood and was made for decorative purposes. Very intriguing and...

Timor Island sculpted wooden traditional mask (circa 1970s) on contemporary metal stand. This is a traditional mask of a figure with male facial features and two holes as eyes and another for the mouth with a handle below the face. The island of Timor gave rise to a distinctive practice of creating traditional masks whose precise origins and significance remain uncertain. Portraying both male and female ancestors, they were held by men during dances and other ceremonies, including celebrations of victory in war. Carved sculptures and masks are specific to rural villages. Here the practice of animism, or nature-worship, is incorporated with the carving of ancestral statues and masks, which have a ritualistic function. Some occasions that call for these ceremonies may include asking for successful crop planting, for prosperity, for good weather...

Carved Wood Mask, African Art

1950s Carved Wood African Mask Chip in the back as shown