SEPIK RIVER ABELAM BASKETRY YAM MASK- NEW GUINEAWoven basketry ceremonial mask with applied pigments. Northern Sepik River area, Abelam Peoples. Mid 20th century. Looks to be well used. Height - 19” (48 cm)...
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DAN AFRICAN CEREMONIAL CARVED WOOD MASKS,4 Group of Four African, Dan People of the Ivory Coast, Ceremonial Carved Wood Masks, including: painted white and red with metal teeth and applied beard; shell headdress...
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AFRICAN FANG NGI CULT MASK, CAMEROONAfrican Fang People Ngi (Gorilla) Cult Mask, Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea, or Gabon, in the form of a Gorilla head, the gorilla is the animal representation of Fire for the...
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BAULE GOLI KPLE KPLE TRIPLE MASK, IVORYCOASTA kple kple three-face mask of the Baule people of Cote d'Ivoire, West Africa, used as part of goli ceremonies. Two side-by-side kple kple faces surmounted with horns,...
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CEREMONIAL MASK, MONPA PEOPLE, ARUNACHALPRADESH, 19TH/...Ceremonial Mask, Monpa People, Arunachal Pradesh, 19th/Early 20th C. Carved wood. This mask is featured on the cover of the book, ARUNACHAL - Peoples, Arts...
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2 FINE ANTIQUE IBAN IKAT TEXTILES2 fineold Iban cotton ikat textiles: Pua Kantu, ikatted cotton, late 19th/early 20th century, Iban, Kalimantan; and woman's ceremonial skirt with mask-like figures, "kain keban",...
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HELMET MASK, "LIPIKO", MAKONDE PEOPLE,TANZANIA OR MOZA...Helmet Mask, "lipiko" wood, hair, Makonde people; Tanzania or Mozambique, Africa. It would be kept in a small hut behind the village elder's home and shown...
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HELMET MASK, "LIPIKO", MAKONDE PEOPLE,TANZANIA OR MOZA...Helmet Mask, "lipiko" wood, hair; Makonde people; Tanzania or Mozambique, Africa. It would be kept in a small hut behind the village elder's home and shown...
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CEREMONIAL MASK, MONPA PEOPLE, ARUNACHALPRADESHCeremonial Mask, Monpa People, Arunachal Pradesh, India, 19th/early 20th c. Carved wood, pigment. Size: 7.5'' x 6'' x 3.5'' (19 x 15 x 9 cm). Please Note: There Are...
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19TH C. CEREMONIAL MASK, RAJBANSI PEOPLE,S. NEPAL19th C. Ceremonial Mask, Rajbansi People, South Nepal, Terai area. Carved wood and pigment. A very old mask in hardwood (unlike most south Nepal masks). Size: 14''...
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MENDE SANDE SOCIETY HELMET MASKMendeSande Society helmet mask from Sierra Leone; measures approximately 17" tall; please refer to photographs for condition.
The masks of the Sande society provide a unique example...
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VAI SANDE SOCIETY HELMET MASKVai SandeSociety Helmet mask from Liberia (Sierra Leone) with small head and wicker head piece; measures approximately 16" tall; please refer to photographs for condition.
The masks...
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MEXICAN NEGRITO CARVED WOOD DANCE MASKOfferedin this lot is a Mexican Negrito Carved Wood Dance Mask, circa early-Mid 20th C. Provenance: Private collection, Big Sky, Montana. Masks in Mexico are used in a wide variety...
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LARGE NIGERIAN POLYCHROME YORUBA GELEDEMASKOffered in this lot is a Large Nigerian Polychrome Yoruba Gelede Mask, circa Early - Mid 20th Century. The western Yoruba people practice the Efe/Gelede cult to celebrate...
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AL COLE (1944-2009) HAMATSA CROOKEDBEAR MASKThis is an outstanding and large Crooked Bear Mask signed and carved by Al Cole (1944-2009) of the Nuxalk (Bella Coola) Kwakwaka'wakw from the 20th Century. The Crooked...
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CONGOLESE SALAMPASU FIBER MASKIdanganimask, woven vegetable fiber face with eye holes, large nose, beard and hair features, 22-1/2 x 9 in.
Note: Acquired by Dr. Grimes in 1973. Ceremonial mask for the Salampasu...
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CONGOLESE SALAMPASU FIBER MASKIdanganimask, woven vegetable fiber face with eye holes, large nose, beard and hat colored with red, black and white pigment, 22 x 7-1/2 in.
Note: Acquired by Dr. Grimes in 1973....
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1947 HAIDA WOOD & IVORY DZUNUKWA MASK,B. WILLIAMSNative American, Northwestern Canada, Haida, ca. 1947 CE. A stunning wood and walrus ivory mask of Dzunukwa (or Dzonokwa) or Wild Woman, skillfully hand-carved...
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EXEMPLARY OLMEC RIO PESQUERO GREENSTONEMASKETTEPre-Columbian, Mexico to Guatemala, Olmec, ca. 900 to 600 BCE. In a word, wow! Finely carved and string-cut from a sage-hued greenstone with natural swirls of butterscotch...
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20TH C. YUPIK / INUPIAQ WOOD SHAMANICMASK W/ WOLFNative American, Northern United States / Canada, Inupiaq or Yupik people, ca. mid-20th to 21st century CE. A remarkable shamanic dance mask with a wolf's head...
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RARE 19TH C. AFRICAN DR CONGO MBAGANIWOOD RITUAL MASK**Originally Listed At $600**
Central Africa, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Mbagani (Babindji) culture, ca. 19th to 20th century CE. A large wood ceremonial...
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PAPUA NEW GUINEA IATMUL WOVEN CANE GABLEMASKOceania, Papua New Guinea, East Sepik River region, Iatmul peoples, ca. mid-20th century CE. A large gable mask composed of tightly woven cane fibers wrapped around a...
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2 GONDJO KARAKORO MASKS - SENUFO TRIBEIVORY COAST: During ritual ceremonies the dancer holds this impressive mask over his head with his body covered in raffia strings. This is a powerful mask which only initiated...
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YAKA AFRICAN HELMET MASK WITH STAND:This mask is used by the Yaka people in their coming of age ceremony in which boys are circumcised. Wood carved masked with polychrome features a bird with eggs and a handle...
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TEKE PEOPLES, CEREMONIAL MASK, EX-MUSEUMDR Congo, red, black and white pigments on carved wood, bite cord across interior jaw area, museum accession number to interior, 13"dia x 4.5"d...
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(2) AFRICAN CARVED WOOD CEREMONIAL MASKS(lotof 2) Carved African wood masks, possibly from the Kuba Lele People, Democratic Republic of the Congo, each mask with woven hood/ headdress, cowrie shells, and carved figural...
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(2) LARGE WEST AFRICAN FIGIRAL CARVEDMASK & STAFF(lot of 2) West African figural carved wood items, including: (1) large ceremonial mask with openwork crest, approx 51"h, 11.75"w; (1) figural staff/ walking stick,...
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WEST AFRICAN BAGA CARVED NIMBA SHOULDERMASKLarge tribal carved Nimba (D’mba) shoulder mask, Baga peoples, West Africa, worn by male ceremonial dancers, incised linear designs along the hair evoking parallel braids,...
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(2) AFRICAN KWILU PENDE CEREMONIAL MASKS(lotof 2) Carved African wood ceremonial masks, Kwilu Pende People, Democratic Republic of the Congo, including: (1) having woven lined headpiece, raffia beard, approx 14"l, 8.5"w,...
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LARGE AFRICAN SENUFU PEOPLES FIRE SPITTERCARVED MASK, MALI AND IVORY COAST 13 1/2 X 36 IN. (34.29 X 91.44 CM.) CARVED MASK, MALI AND IVORY COAST, ceremonial mask with open mouth Dimensions: 13 1/2 x 36 in. (34.29...
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AFRICAN MARKA CEREMONIAL MASK, MARKEMarka Soninke peoples mask from Mali, W. Africa, mid 20th c., from their N'Tomo circumcision ceremony, carved wood, copper and fibre. Roughly 24" x 7" x 8". Minor wear....
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DAN PEOPLES, CEREMONIAL MASK 20th c.,Ivory Coast, dark wood, red fabric, monkey fur, twine stitching, the oval shaped head with recessed eyes, fur beard and mustache, hinged lower mouth, 14"h x 6"w x 8"d...
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AFRICAN DOGON PEOPLES DYOMMO MASK, 20THC African Dogon peoples Dyommo, or Rabbit Mask, Mali, 20th C., of typical form of those Kanaga masks used at Dama ceremonies, with boxlike head and elongated ears. 20" H x...
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AFRICAN FANG PEOPLES NGI CULT MASK,CAMEROON African Fang peoples Ngi (Gorilla) Cult Mask, Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea, or Gabon, in the form of a Goriilla head, the gorilla is the animal representation of Fire...
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IGBO WOODEN IKENGA FIGURE WITH RAM HORNSAfrican, Igbo people of Nigeria, carved hardwood ikenga figure with horns and protruding mouth, the male nude is probably wearing a ceremonial mask, the legs bent at the knees...
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AFRICAN BAMILEKE MASK Large carved woodceremonial mask from the Bamileke people of Cameroon, hollowed open form with face having large oval eyes, dropping cheeks, and open mouth set with teeth, wearing a headdress...
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