Beaded Wooden Mask in the Style of Chokwe Tribal Ritual

African Dogon manner tribal face mask, in the style of the Dogon peoples of Mali. Dimensions: 12" H x 6" W (approx) Dealer: S138XX.

Louis Mendez (American, 1929-2012), Two Ceramic Art Pottery Masks, including one with horns and iridescent glaze, both signed to verso. Provenance: Property from the estate of the ar...

Guardian to the Buddhist Temple Superb quality and casting feature a rich dark brown patina. Meiji Period (1868-1912) – Ca. 1890 Measures: H 10.25” x W 6.25” x D 3” Deale...

Sumatran beaded boxes, a group of nine (9) rectnagular and square boxes from the villages of Benkulu and Lampung in South Sumatra, Indonesia, each with geomet...

Piece 1: Campaign style veneer wood bedside raised on X-shape legs, having one drawer with chrome metal handle. Dealer S138XX

A Japanese Noh theatre sculpted wood mask of Ko-Omote, a young girl. The mask was crafted in the early 20th century and is in great vintage condition.

This graphic Songye Kifwebe mask has fine carved lines curved over the eyes and diagonal lines radiating from the nose and mouth in classic Kifwebe form. ...

The African Kuba Bwoom tribal mask is the oldest known mask, the Kuba bwoom mask. The materials used for the realization of the Mask are: Wood, colors and vibrates plants, caures, beads, animal hair. In dance it expresses exuberance and joy. The style is similar to that of the middle Kasai. This mask is a helmet with animal hair, carved with a very wide forehead and hollow cheeks that are announced by motifs or dashes and beads. The mouth of the mask is very pronounced carved in wood and then applied on the mask. To distinguish the forehead in different areas are used black and white beads to draw attention to other aspects of the face such as the nose and chin. The entire edge of the chin is surrounded by beads of various colors. The person wearing the mask cannot look because there are no holes for the eyes present; the mask must create the feeling of being blind. Some masks similar to the bwoom mask include the funny mask, the ram mask and initiation masks such as Nnup. The real Kuba masks...

Early antique hand carved Toma or Landai mask from Guinea, Africa. “These brooding, often quite large, masks represent a forest spirit, Landai. Masks lik...

20th Century North West Coast Mask Stan Hunt Signed A striking, graphic mask in the immediately identifiable North West Coast style. A Classic image ...

Yao Shaman's Mask Guizhou Province, China Early 20th Century Wood,horse hair, printed paper, nails Size: 13 1/2" x 8" (34 x 20 cm) On a custom made metal stand. Covered inside and o...

The Gelede spectacle of the Yoruba is a public display by colorful masks which combines art and ritual dance to amuse, educate and inspire worship. Gelede celebrates “Mothers” (awon iya wa), a group that includes female ancestors and deities as well as the elderly women of the community, and the power and spiritual capacity these women have in society. However, this power may also be destructive and take the form of witchcraft; therefore, Gelede serves the function of appeasing this power, as well. Gelede costume and headdress. Gelede masks...