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Period: 1940s
Mid-20th Century Black Dance Mask, Guerrero, Mexico
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Mid-20th century black dance mask, Guerrero, Mexico A nice old mask from Guererro, Mexico, used in the Tlacololero Dance of the Tlactapa and probably fr...
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Mexican Tribal Vintage 1940s Masks

Materials

Wood

Antique Mexican Diablo Mask
Located in Mexico City, CDMX
We offer this rare and very antique Mexican Diablo mask in wood, circa 1940. Great patina.
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Mexican Folk Art Vintage 1940s Masks

Materials

Wood

Set of Six Vintage French Three Dimensional Masks
Located in Stamford, CT
Very animated face masks from the 1940s. Three dimensional.
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French Vintage 1940s Masks

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Composition

Large Basketry Gable Mask from Papua New Guinea
Located in Highland, IN
A beautiful and large example of Oceanic art, this delightful woven mask would have been used on the gable of a middle Sepik meeting house. The wildly expressive form is accentuated ...
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Papua New Guinean Tribal Vintage 1940s Masks

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Cane, Rattan, Wood

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Bamana Mask, Suruku Mali, 1940s.  
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