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Straw Masks

A TRIBAL Ritual SCULPTURE MASK TUNIC Middle SEPIK, Papua New Guinea, 1950
Located in PARIS, FR
An exceptional, old and authentic, adornment or tunic or mask -full!- of Oceanian ceremony, with a
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Vintage 1950s Papua New Guinean Tribal Figurative Sculptures

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Metal

21st Century Murana Glass Vase in Straw-Yellow by Fabio Novembre
By Venini, Fabio Novembre
Located in murano, IT
From Venetian masks to glass, Fabio Novembre adds a tinge of irony to the Fornace (Kiln), creating
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Vases

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Glass

20th Century Central African Ceremonial Tribal Bakuba Mask Helmet Bushongo 24"
Located in Dayton, OH
. This mask was used to declare the status and wealth of a masked personage at funerals of deceased
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20th Century African Wall-mounted Sculptures

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Hardwood, Paint, Feathers

"EYE CHECK", surrealist oil painting, nude woman, optical lens, machine, mask
By Tslil Tsemet
Located in Toronto, Ontario
eyes magnified in a fantastic optical machine fitted like a headdress mask. From Tslil Tsemet
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21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Portrait Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

21st Century Murana Glass Vase in Wistaria by Fabio Novembre
By Venini, Fabio Novembre
Located in murano, IT
From Venetian masks to glass, Fabio Novembre adds a tinge of irony to the Fornace (Kiln), creating
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Vases

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Glass

Toys in Basket, colorful whimsical childhood oil painting
By Jenny Toth
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This is an oil painting done observed from life painted by a new mother of a few toys in a straw
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2010s Contemporary Still-life Paintings

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Oil, Canvas

Early 1900s Antique French Renaissance Style Carved Walnut Sideboard
Located in Austin, TX
cabinet doors with lion's mask, fruit, urns, foliate scrolls, on stand with three drawers, paneled back
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Early 20th Century French Renaissance Sideboards

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Walnut

"THE DARK SIDE", surrealist oil painting, duality, myth, battle, war, beast, sun
By Tslil Tsemet
Located in Toronto, Ontario
dragon – carry their mounts to battle. A modern weapon against an ancient weapon, masks against faces
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21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Portrait Paintings

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Oil, Canvas

Period Large Han Dynasty Green Glazed Large Jar on 19th Century Rosewood Stand
Located in Hudson, NY
large banded area of light olive green glaze with a straw glazed top and bottom. Most likely made in the
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Antique 15th Century and Earlier Chinese Ceramics

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Pottery, Rosewood

Landscape - Original Etching by Renzo Biasion - 1960s
By Renzo Biasion
Located in Roma, IT
Urbino) with a sober language and a delicate sign. With an excellent inking on a straw-yellow background
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1960s Figurative Prints

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Etching

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Big Irony Table
By Zeus
Located in Milan, IT
This stately rectangular table is made entirely of natural sheet steel, which has been specifically oxidized to stress the irregular black surfaces and characteristics of the raw mat...
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2010s Italian Dining Room Tables

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Steel

Big Irony Table
Big Irony Table
H 28.75 in W 63 in D 31.5 in
Antique English Oil Painting 'The Knight Errant' Pre-Raphaelite Nude & Knight
By John Everett Millais
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
The Knight Errant English School, circa 1900 after the painting by John Everett Millais (1829-1896) oil painting on board, framed board: 13 x 10 inches framed: 17 x 14 inches
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Early 20th Century Pre-Raphaelite Figurative Paintings

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Oil

Muller Freres Luneville Cameo Landscape vase 1900
By Muller Fres Lunneville
Located in Dallas, TX
A sumptuous art nouveau French cameo lake landscape acid etched cameo vase with applied handles. Sunrise or sunset with a yellow orange background with engraved trees, bushes and mou...
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Antique Early 1900s French Art Nouveau Vases

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Art Glass

Nude Male Model, Unique Silver Gelatin Print
By Andy Warhol
Located in Cotignac, FR
Unique Silver Gelatin print from circa 1977 by Andy Warhol. Andy Warhol carried a camera with him obsessively. Similarly to his tape recorder, he used this technology not only as an...
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1970s American Modern Nude Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Dining Set Designed by Alvar Aalto for Finmar Ltd., Finland, 1929
By Alvar Aalto
Located in Stockholm, SE
Dining set designed by Alvar Aalto for Finmar Ltd., Finland, 1929. Birch. Stamped. This rare dining set by the Finish design icon Alvar Aalto is characterised by the combination of...
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Mid-20th Century Finnish Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Sets

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Birch

Large Abstract Polychrome Nafana "Bedu" Mask, Burkina Faso, Africa Wood Pigments
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Nafana "Bedu" mask, from Southern Burkina Faso/Ivory Coast. Wood with natural earth pigments. Note the double faces, one with tubular eyes and mouth for the dancer and the larger a...
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Mid-20th Century Burkinabe Tribal Tribal Art

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Wood

Classic Danced Deep Red-Black Baule mask, Ivory Coast, Africa, mid 20th century
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Classic danced deep red-black Baule mask, with raised three part finely incised hair, small facial scarifications on the forehead. From Ivory Coast, Africa, mid 20th century It is ...
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Mid-20th Century Ivorian Tribal Tribal Art

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Wood

1940s Art Deco Green Opaline Vase Cup
Located in Beuzevillette, FR
Green vase in frosted opaline glass with gilding at the neck and at the base. For big flowers, big stems circa 1940. Art Deco For an elegant and delicate interior decoration. ...
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Vintage 1940s French Art Deco Vases

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Opaline Glass

Dan Mask from Ivory Coast, Africa, 1950
Located in NICE, FR
This very elegant Dan mask is well-proportioned with a long protruding mouth from Ivory Coast, Africa. It dates back to the 1950s. The base is included in the price. Dan masks have...
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Mid-20th Century Ivorian Tribal Masks

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Wood

Dan Mask from Ivory Coast, Africa, 1950
Dan Mask from Ivory Coast, Africa, 1950
H 14.97 in W 5.91 in D 7.09 in
Cathy Graham Decoupage Venetian Vase
Located in New York, NY
Handmade decoupage venetian vase, designed by Cathy Graham and crafted by Scott Potter.
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2010s American Vases

Materials

Glass

Portrait of a Gentleman
Located in New York, NY
Circle of Jacques-Louis David (French, 18th Century) Provenance: Private Collection, Buenos Aires Exhibited: “Art of Collecting,” Flint Institute of Art, Flint, Michigan, 23 Nove...
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18th Century Old Masters Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Portrait of a Gentleman
Portrait of a Gentleman
H 17.125 in W 13.75 in
African tribal Baule mask
Located in 'S-HERTOGENBOSCH, NL
It stands as a collector's piece, representing the richness of African art. A massive wooden, handcrafted Baule mask, used in tribal dances and various traditional ceremonies. The ma...
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Early 20th Century Unknown Tribal Tribal Art

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Wood

African tribal Baule mask
African tribal Baule mask
H 12.6 in W 6.3 in D 3.55 in
Missing Pieces (oil painting surrealist birthday cake dessert couple cherry red)
By Rudolf Kosow
Located in Quebec, Quebec
At first glance, simple, banal things are visible but something is clearly strange here, what is going on here? And where did a piece of cake disappear? keywords; surrealism, food, ...
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2010s Surrealist Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Large Yoruba Ritual Shrine figure Abeokuta Nigeria African Tribal Art
Located in London, GB
Large Yoruba Ritual Shrine figure Abeokuta Nigeria African Tribal Art A rare exceptionally large male Cup bearer ritual shrine figure standing upright holding a cup in front carv...
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Mid-20th Century Nigerian Tribal Art

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Wood

Guro 'Kyasa' mask
Located in London, GB
Guro mask 'kyasa' Ivory Coast Wood, paint, metal, hide 38cm Provenance: Peter Peretti (1945-2022) London, United Kingdom Acquired in Paris in the mid 1960s
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Mid-20th Century African Tribal Art

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Wood

Guro 'Kyasa' mask
Guro 'Kyasa' mask
H 14.57 in W 7.09 in D 7.09 in
"Monseigneur" Quilted Leather Armchair Designed by Philippe Starck for Driade
By Driade, Philippe Starck
Located in Brooklyn, NY
"Monseigneur" is an iconic armchair, designed by Philippe Starck and manufactured by Driade, featuring a padded quilted leather structure, with stainless cast steel front legs and ar...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Armchairs

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Stainless Steel

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Pajé Xingu Stool Waujá
Located in Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais
, personified by large painted straw masks, are offered food and entertainment, in exchange for a cure mediated
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1990s Brazilian Stools

Pajé Xingu Stool Waujá
Pajé Xingu Stool Waujá
H 10.24 in W 14.18 in D 24.41 in
Pajé Xingu Stool Waujá
Located in Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais
and make people ill. During the ritual, these spirits, personified by large painted straw masks, are
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1990s Brazilian Stools

Pajé Xingu Stool Waujá
Pajé Xingu Stool Waujá
H 4.73 in W 6.3 in D 19.69 in
Tamanduá Xingu Stool Waujá
Located in Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais
, personified by large painted straw masks, are offered food and entertainment, in exchange for a cure mediated
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1990s Brazilian Stools

Tamanduá Xingu Stool Waujá
Tamanduá Xingu Stool Waujá
H 9.45 in W 7.88 in D 23.63 in
Pajé Xingu Stool Waujá
Located in Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais
, personified by large painted straw masks, are offered food and entertainment, in exchange for a cure mediated
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1990s Brazilian Stools

Pajé Xingu Stool Waujá
Pajé Xingu Stool Waujá
H 7.88 in W 13.39 in D 25.2 in
Jacaré Xingu Stool
Located in Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais
spirits, personified by large painted straw masks, are offered food and entertainment, in exchange for a
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1990s Brazilian Stools

Jacaré Xingu Stool
Jacaré Xingu Stool
H 14.18 in W 18.12 in D 41.74 in
Lead-Glazed Terracotta Jar
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
Buff earthenware with moulded decoration and straw-coloured lead glaze. Similar in shape to
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Antique 15th Century and Earlier Chinese Han Antiquities

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Earthenware

Lead-Glazed Terracotta Jar
Lead-Glazed Terracotta Jar
H 16 in W 11 in D 11 in
An African Mask.
Located in New York, NY
A South African Lega Mask.
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20th Century South African Masks

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Wood, Straw

An African Mask.
An African Mask.
H 31 in W 5 in D 5 in
Scafold Mask
By Xavier Mañosa, Apparatu
Located in Rubi, Catalunya
Self standing clay mask sculpture. Heather straw mixed with Stoneware and manganese
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2010s Spanish Folk Art Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic

Scafold Mask
Scafold Mask
H 31.5 in W 23.63 in D 7.88 in
19th Century Army Bayonet Training Masks Set, Fencing, Broadsword, Metal Leather
Located in Hoogeveen, NL
Very rare set of 2 training masks for army bayonet training. Pre ww 1 and probably arround 1850
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Antique Late 19th Century French Other Antiquities

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Metal

Harlequin Dolls, circa 1900
Located in London, GB
Harlequin dolls, circa 1900 We are proud to offer a unique surviving pair of Victorian straw work
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Antique Early 1900s Italian Victorian Toys

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Silk

Harlequin Dolls, circa 1900
Harlequin Dolls, circa 1900
H 11 in W 3 in D 3.5 in
Pietro Longhi Antique Venetian Colombina Painting 'Attr.'
By Pietro Longhi
Located in Milano, IT
painting suitable for even the most sparse, but art-loving environments. The painting depicts the mask of
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Antique 1750s Italian Renaissance Paintings

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Canvas, Wood

Japanese Meiji Period Lacquer Maki-E Cabinet
Located in London, GB
masks. ‘Gagaku’, the musicians of the imperial court, are depicted in the lower left compartment. The
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Antique 1860s Japanese Meiji Vitrines

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Lacquer

Japanese Meiji Period Lacquer Maki-E Cabinet
Japanese Meiji Period Lacquer Maki-E Cabinet
H 55.52 in W 56.3 in D 29.14 in
1930's Hattie Carnegie Mauve Straw Hat with Opera Mask Buttons
By Hattie Carnegie
Located in San Francisco, CA
1930's Hattie Carnegie Mauve Straw Hat with Opera Mask Buttons made of porcelain and a matching
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1930s Hats

20th Century Bamileke West African Ceremonial Mask
Located in Miami, FL
An intricately carved and poly-chromed ceremonial mask from the Bamileke people of Cameroon, West
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Mid-20th Century Cameroonian Tribal Wall-mounted Sculptures

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Straw, Wood, Beads, Bamboo

Mid-Century Modern Glazed Pottery African Mask Wall Decor, Belgium, 1950s
Located in Miami, FL
From the 1950s, a pottery wall hanging of a stylized African mask with Raffia/Straw beard
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Vintage 1950s Belgian Mid-Century Modern Sculptures and Carvings

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Ceramic, Pottery

Barovier Toso Chandelier, White Crucible Puligoso, Murano Glass, Deco 1930s
By Barovier&Toso, Ercole Barovier
Located in Tavarnelle val di Pesa, Florence
white Puligoso. It is a Crucible puligoso where the addition of puleghe (little straw) generates many
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Vintage 1930s Italian Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants

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Blown Glass, Milk Glass, Murano Glass

Desert Flower, Mexico
By Eve Peri
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
Alter Ego: Masks: Their Use and Art, The Cooper Union, New York, NY 1952 Women in Art, Contemporary Arts
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1930s Art Deco Mixed Media

Materials

Raw Linen, Yarn

Rooster ( Mexico embroidery fabric art)
By Eve Peri
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
Ego: Masks: Their Use and Art, The Cooper Union, New York, NY 1952 Women in Art, Contemporary Arts
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1930s Mixed Media

Materials

Fabric

African "Lega" Mask
Located in Los Angeles, CA
"Lega" masks are used as initiation objects in the Bwami society in the Congo. Unlike many masks
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20th Century Central African Decorative Objects

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Metal

African "Lega" Mask
African "Lega" Mask
H 21 in W 10 in
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Straw Masks For Sale on 1stDibs

There is a range of straw masks for sale on 1stDibs. Frequently made of wood, glass and canvas, all straw masks available were constructed with great care. We have 4 antique and vintage straw masks in-stock, while there are 2 modern editions to choose from as well. Straw masks have been produced for many years, with earlier versions available from the 18th Century and newer variations made as recently as the 21st Century. There have been many well-made straw masks over the years, but those made by Fabio Novembre and Venini are often thought to be among the most beautiful.

How Much are Straw Masks?

Straw masks can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price at 1stDibs is $4,485, while the lowest priced sells for $267 and the highest can go for as much as $16,711.