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Located in Studio City, CA
A beautifully carved, wonderfully crafted, highly engaging mask made for Japanese Noh theatre.
The mask is ha...
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20th Century Japanese Showa The Artisan
Materials
Wood
By Accolay Pottery
Located in Paris, FR
Ceramic Mask, Accolay, France, 1960s
Accolay was a pottery center in France, north of Burgundy, founded amongst...
Category
1960s French Vintage The Artisan
Materials
Ceramic
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Powerful early cubist carved wood standing female figure from the Bobo-Fing of Burkina Faso, Africa. Created early 20th century. Ex private collection Texas, originally acquired from James Willis...
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Early 20th Century Liberian Tribal The Artisan
Materials
Wood
Located in Nuernberg, DE
Set of four rustic Folk Art carved wood face mountain man. This is a wonderful e...
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1960s German Folk Art Vintage The Artisan
Materials
Wood
By Paolo Birello
Located in New York, NY
"For the man" Venetian Murano Glass 3D Modern Mask, in golden amber glass with 2 opposite sides in amethyst colo...
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2010s Italian Post-Modern The Artisan
Materials
Art Glass, Murano Glass, Murrine
By Paolo Birello
Located in New York, NY
Unique Venetian Murano glass 3D Modern mask, exclusive to Cosulich Interiors & Antiques, Mondrian inspired, real...
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2010s Italian Post-Modern The Artisan
Materials
Art Glass, Murano Glass, Murrine
By Paolo Birello
Located in New York, NY
"For the man" Venetian Murano glass 3D Modern Mask, in golden amber glass with 2 opposite sides in amethyst colo...
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2010s Post-Modern The Artisan
Materials
Art Glass, Murano Glass, Murrine
By Vallauris
Located in Paris, FR
Ceramic mask, Vallauris, France, 1960s
Custom made pedestal.
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1960s French Vintage The Artisan
Materials
Ceramic
By Jean Austruy 1
Located in Paris, FR
Ceramic Mask attributed to Jean Austruy, France, 1960s
Custom made pedestal.
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1960s French Vintage The Artisan
Materials
Ceramic
Located in Paris, FR
Ceramic Mask, anonymous, France, 1960s
Custom made pedestal.
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1960s French Vintage The Artisan
Materials
Ceramic
Located in Mexico City, CDMX
We offer this fantastic set of 4 Mexican wrestling fighters, made in plastic and hand painted, circa 1970. Excel...
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1970s Mexican Folk Art Vintage The Artisan
Materials
Plastic, Paint
By Accolay Pottery
Located in Paris, FR
Ceramic Mask, Accolay, France, 1960s
Accolay was a pottery center in France, north of Burgundy, founded amongst...
Category
1960s French Vintage The Artisan
Materials
Ceramic
Located in Studio City, CA
A beautiful, wonderfully crafted, alluring mask made for Japanese Noh theater.
This mask is handcrafted and hand-carved from natural wood and signed/sealed by the maker on the underside.
This mask is the mask of Waka-Onna - or young beautiful woman. It may be that of Ko-omote. Ko-omote translates as "little mask" or sometimes "small face...
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Mid-20th Century Japanese Showa The Artisan
Materials
Wood, Paint
Located in Yonkers, NY
Two antique Indian papier-mâché hand painted face masks from the early 20th century, depicting Indian brides. They are priced and sold individually. Featuring a polychrome finish made of ocher, red and black tones, each of these face masks depicts an Indian bride. Touching us with the simplicity of their execution, they showcase traditional red jewels adorning the brides' foreheads and curly strings of hair on the cheeks. The eyebrows, mouths and noses are represented in an archaic manner that gives great presence to the ensemble. With their fascinating décor and small proportions, these Indian papier-mâché face...
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Early 20th Century Indian The Artisan
Materials
Other
Located in Atlanta, GA
A striking Japanese carved wood mask with polychrome paint and lacquer surface. This rare mask is dated to the E...
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19th Century Japanese Japonisme Antique The Artisan
Materials
Wood, Lacquer, Paint
Located in Miami, FL
A pair of Folk Art jester masks that are original Venetian creations, entirely hand-drawn and handcrafted, circa 2000. Italian Artists have realized these pieces with respect of craftsmanship traditions and following original designs developed in Venice for “Commedia dell'Arte” during the late 17th century.
The coated papier mâché faces...
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20th Century Italian Folk Art The Artisan
Materials
Gold, Brass, Metallic Thread
Located in Studio City, CA
A beautiful, wonderfully crafted, alluring mask made for Japanese Noh theatre.
The mask is handcrafted and hand-carved from natural wood and is signed by the maker.
This mask is of the immortal character Doji who symbolizes perpetual and eternal youth ("doji" literally translates as "child") in the Noh theater world. He is portrayed as a handsome male...
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Mid-20th Century Japanese Showa The Artisan
Materials
Wood
Located in Nuernberg, DE
Beautiful black forest Folk Art wood carved mask. This is a wonderful exampl...
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1930s Austrian Black Forest Vintage The Artisan
Materials
Wood
Located in Studio City, CA
A very engaging mask by the Chowke (Tchokwe) tribe of Southern and Central Africa who today reside primarily in ...
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19th Century Angolan Antique The Artisan
Materials
Wood
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Carved hard wood dance mask from China with powerful expression, open eyes. Traces of many layers of paint, incl...
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Early 20th Century Chinese Tribal The Artisan
Materials
Wood
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Oval dance mask from Nepal with powerful expression, open eyes and oval mouth with finely carved teeth, nicely c...
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Late 19th Century Nepalese Tribal Antique The Artisan
Materials
Wood
Located in Studio City, CA
A beautiful, wonderfully crafted, alluring mask made for Japanese Noh theatre.
This mask is handcrafted and carved from natural wood.
Ko-omote translates as "little mask" or sometimes "small face." This particular delicate featured mask (her red lips really stand out) is used for main and sometimes secondary roles when the character is a young girl or, in some cases, a supernatural being. What is also interesting about this mask is the blackened teeth which centuries ago, was customary for Japanese women to paint their teeth black after they became married.
We believe this mask dates from the mid-to early Showa period, perhaps Mejia. The mask was acquired from an antique mask...
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Mid-20th Century Japanese Showa The Artisan
Materials
Wood
Located in Tarrytown, NY
Woman’s Gucci pony hair belt with brass buckle.
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Early 2000s The Artisan
Materials
Brass
Located in Paris, FR
The Ntomo mask is used during initiation rituals in West Africa. It is identifiable by its horns, which range fr...
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1930s Malian Folk Art Vintage The Artisan
Materials
Shell, Wood
Located in Paris, FR
The Ntomo mask is used during initiation rituals for youths in Bamana societies of West Africa. It is recognizab...
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20th Century Malian Folk Art The Artisan
Materials
Shell, Wood
Located in Austin, TX
Revel in the mystique of tribal artistry with this Early 20th Century Pende "Circumcision Ceremonial" Mask. This...
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Early 20th Century Ivorian The Artisan
Materials
Wood
Located in Bridgeport, CT
A large and powerfully carved Ceremonial Mask from New Guinea. In mineral paints with Cowrie Shell Eyes. Collect...
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20th Century Papua New Guinean Tribal The Artisan
Materials
Wood, Paint
Located in Chicago, IL
Pair of Murano glass carnivale masks. Handblown and molded gold flecked black cased glass with infused colorful ...
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1980s Italian Vintage The Artisan
Materials
Murano Glass
Located in Savannah, GA
Janiform ceremonial headdress from the Ekoi, Ejagham people of the Cross River region of Southeastern Nigeria, c...
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Early 20th Century Nigerian Tribal The Artisan
Materials
Wood
Located in Leuven , BE
The Beaded Royal Headdress is made of a palm tree fibre structure, enfolded with burlap cloth embroided with Eur...
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20th Century Cameroonian The Artisan
Materials
Organic Material
Located in Yonkers, NY
An antique Thai carved wooden tribal mask from the 19th century depicting a swine with pierced eyes, nostrils, t...
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19th Century Thai Tribal Antique The Artisan
Materials
Wood
Located in Studio City, CA
A wonderful, beautifully crafted Japanese festival Shishi Lion Dance (Shishi Mai) mas...
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Mid-20th Century Japanese Showa The Artisan
Materials
Wood, Lacquer, Paint
By Accolay Pottery
Located in Paris, FR
Ceramic Mask, Accolay, France, 1960s
Accolay was a pottery center in France, north of Burgundy, founded amongst ...
Category
1960s French Vintage The Artisan
Materials
Ceramic
By Accolay Pottery
Located in Paris, FR
Ceramic mask, Accolay, France, 1960s.
Accolay was a pottery center in France, north of Burgundy, founded amongs...
Category
1960s French Vintage The Artisan
Materials
Ceramic
By Accolay Pottery
Located in Paris, FR
Ceramic Mask, Accolay, France, 1960s
Accolay was a pottery center in France, north of Burgundy, founded amongst ...
Category
1960s French Vintage The Artisan
Materials
Ceramic
By Accolay Pottery
Located in Paris, FR
Ceramic Mask, Accolay, France, 1960s
Accolay was a pottery center in France, north of Burgundy, founded amongst ...
Category
1960s French Vintage The Artisan
Materials
Ceramic
By Accolay Pottery
Located in Paris, FR
Ceramic Mask, Accolay, France, 1960s
Accolay was a pottery center in France, north of Burgundy, founded amongst ...
Category
1960s French Vintage The Artisan
Materials
Ceramic
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This large antique tribal mask or sculpture is unsigned and undocumented, but...
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Early 20th Century Unknown Folk Art The Artisan
Materials
Softwood
Located in Bridgeport, CT
An older small scale mask carved and painted white (now worn) with painted blue and black features and a black t...
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Mid-20th Century African Tribal The Artisan
Materials
Wood
Located in San Mateo, CA
Baga anok altar mask from Guinea. This is probably last quarter of the 20th century and made for the collector m...
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Late 20th Century Guinean Tribal The Artisan
Materials
Wood
Located in Vancouver, BC
A traditional Indian dance mask from the town of Monimbo, adopted by the rebels during the fight against Somoza....
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1970s Nicaraguan Folk Art Vintage The Artisan
Materials
Metal, Wire
Located in Chicago, IL
Equisite pair of cast brass Carnivale masks mounted on black marble plinth bases. Very nicely patinated.
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20th Century Italian The Artisan
Materials
Marble, Brass
Located in Antwerp, BE
Beautiful ceramic mask by N. Dala. Democratic Republic of the Congo
Perfect original conditions, 1975.
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Mid-20th Century Congolese Mid-Century Modern The Artisan
Materials
Ceramic, Terracotta
Located in Chicago, IL
Light masks like these represented the spirit of an ancestor and were used for social control by Ngil, the judic...
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Mid-20th Century Gabonese Tribal The Artisan
Materials
Wood
Located in Austin, TX
Residing in the Democratic Republic of Congo, the Kuba people are true artisans whose craftsmanship fueled traditional rituals, performances, and storytelling. Natural materials, in this case cowrie shells, hold a long history of use in African art often associated with beauty and spirituality. The Bwoom mask...
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Mid-20th Century Congolese The Artisan
Materials
Copper
Located in Austin, TX
"Residing in the Democratic Republic of Congo, the Kuba people are true artisans whose craftsmanship fueled trad...
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Mid-20th Century Congolese The Artisan
Materials
Shell, Burlap, Wood
Located in San Pedro Garza Garcia, Nuevo Leon
Very important “Nwantamtay” dance African mask, consisting of three sections: The upper in plain rectangular shape surmounted by a crescent shape moon, the middle with beautiful geometric triangles in black bitumen and white kaolin, surrounding a red cruciform in the centre of remarkable contrasting colors, and the lower part or face inscribed in a circular space that inspired numbered great artists like Joan Miro, Picasso and Henry Moore of a very strongly solar symbolism, with a projecting protuberance emanating from the forehead like a sculpted bird beak, that descents toward the mouth. Concentric eyes harmonize with the circular mouth, both with of elegant proportions. The whole mask exudes a supreme harmony and perfect balance rarely seen in this pieces. The back-side presents nice ware that attested the ancient origin and traces of animistic ceremonies as the use of animal blood residues. The painting of brown bitumen or cola, the natural colorants in red and ocher tones and the white kaolin are original and do not show any repainted or restored areas, giving a freshness rarely seen in old pieces. This exceptional mask Bwa, of the Hound`e Region in Burkina-Fasso, was used it the transit ceremonies and funerals manifesting the presence of “Do”, name given to their God sons, protectors and powerful spirits. The round face also represents an owl, the curving beak of the bird plants a seed into the sun, like a female sexual vulva being fecundated by the male organ; the eternal symbol of Ying and Yang, masculine and feminine, and the quest of life and death. This mask of Primitive facture can be compared to the one in the celebrated Verite Collection (this one being larger) sold in Paris at the Hotel Drouot, Saturday June 17, Lot 59, for 80,000 Euros and remarkably stands out from the Pierre and Tannia Matisse sold in Sotheby’s, New York in May 13, 2011. Another similar piece was published in: “Arman et l’art africain...
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Early 20th Century Burkinabe Primitive The Artisan
Materials
Wood
Located in Milano, IT
Beautiful classic Chokwe mask genre that honours female founding ancestors. Such representations are particularly significant as the Chokwe trace the descent through the lines of their mothers. This is thought to be a dance mask with a net and wood hairstyle, from the Batshokwe people skilled in the art of carving and of very ancient origin belonging to the culture of the divine monarchy.
The Batshokwe sculptors were the most famous in the region, masters in geometric decorations such as the depiction of scarifications and tooth deformations, the surfaces of their works were carefully smoothed and polished.
On the forehead of the mask, the classic chinge-lyengelye scarification is clearly visible, commonly interpreted as a variant of the Portuguese cross...
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Early 1900s Angolan Tribal Antique The Artisan
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Wood
Located in Milano, IT
Single African mask created by artist Bomber Bax.
The mask dates back to the early 1900s and was subsequently p...
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Early 1900s Ivorian Tribal Antique The Artisan
Materials
Wood
By Willi Huggler
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Carved grotesque wood mask with pierced eyes, very hooked nose, cigar between very...
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20th Century Swiss Tribal The Artisan
Materials
Bone, Wood
Located in Ljubljana, SI
Bring a piece of African heritage into your space with this authentic vintage Katanda mask from the Lega people ...
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1950s Congolese Tribal Vintage The Artisan
Materials
Hardwood
Located in Milano, IT
Eccentric African mask and unique piece created by artist Bomber Bax. Rare and unique piece made by the artist. ...
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2010s Italian Futurist The Artisan
Materials
Wood
Located in Montreal, QC
African Lwalwa tribal mask enhanced with white pigment on the mouth and ears.
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1960s Congolese Vintage The Artisan
Materials
Wood
Located in Chicago, IL
Stamped and cut polished metal tribal mask. Foliate headdress, pierced and plated lower lip with pierced ears jo...
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20th Century American The Artisan
Materials
Lacquer
Located in Milano, IT
Contemporary African single mask created by the artist Bomber Bax.
The mask dates back to the early 1900s and w...
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Early 1900s Congolese Tribal Antique The Artisan
Materials
Wood
Located in New York, NY
A superb Noh theater mask, hand-carved in sturdy Japanese cypress wood. The character it represents is the "Shik...
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1970s Japanese Showa Vintage The Artisan
Materials
Plaster, Wood
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Helmet Mask known as Bwoon from the Kuba Tribe in the Kasai region of Democratic Republic of the Congo, Central Africa circa mid-20th century. The carved wood mask was decorated with copper plates on the face, and lavished embellished with trade beads, raffia cloth with cowrie shells and hanging seed pods, fur possibly from monkey. The surface and the interior both display good patina indicates a native use (contact rubbing) and age.
Bwoom is one of three types of royal Kuba masks...
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20th Century Congolese Tribal The Artisan
Materials
Copper
Located in Atlanta, GA
Collection of eight Japanese and Chinese masks, circa 1950s or earlier. These were rec...
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1950s Japanese Chinoiserie Vintage The Artisan
Materials
Metal
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