NATIVE AMERICAN SENECA FALSE FACE MASKCirca 1900. Carved and painted wood, brass. Plate 13. The Iroquois reverently address the wooden Face used in their Midwinter and curing ceremonies as Grandfathers. Its twisted...
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A LARGE EGYPTIAN CARVED WOOD MASK WITHTHE LARGEST FACE A Large Egyptian Carved Wood Mask with the largest face, the 1977 receipt notes it period as "26th Dynasty, from Minia (mid-to-upper Nile/Egypt, 900BC-600BC)",...
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SUKU HEMBA AFRICAN HELMET MASKSuku Hembahelmet mask Democratic Republic of the Congo or Angola. Carved polychrome wood with a raffia collar. Hemba masks are used in a variety of ritual contexts and are said to represent...
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AFRICAN SONGYE KIFWEBE MASK CONGOSongye(Songe) Kifwebe mask Democratic Republic of the Congo. This wood mask shows the graphic striations characteristic of Kifwebe masks and is polychrome decorated in red white...
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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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EARLY 20TH C. AFRICAN WOOD MASK - CLASSICBASSAWest Africa, Liberia, Bassa people, ca. early 20th century CE. A fine example of a dark wooden mask in the classic Bassa style, with the face so deeply set from the brow...
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20TH C. BALINESE PAINTED WOOD MASK,MONKEYSoutheast Asia, Indonesia, Java or Bali, ca. late 20th century CE. An expressive wooden festival mask with painted motifs and raffia fiber hair details. The fierce face...
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SIGNED 1983 B. HONYOUTI WOOD HOPI KACHINASCENEBrian Honyouti (Native American, Hopi Pueblo, 1947-2016). Wood and paint. Hand-signed and dated "B. Honyouti 83" in pigment by artist on base. A wonderful wooden statue...
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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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SICAN-LAMBAYEQUE WOOD THRONE FOR ANEMPERORPre-Columbian, North Coast Peru, Sican-Lambayeque, ca. 750 to 1375 CE. A hand-carved wooden throne from the Sican-Lambayeque Empire which was known for creating the...
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ROMANO-EGYPTIAN CARTONNAGE MUMMY MASK,EX-CHRISTIE'SIt's not often we start a listing by stating the provenance, but in this case the pedigree is almost as impressive as the piece. Sold - Christies, December 1996;...
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SUPERB TEOTIHUACAN SERPENTINE MASKPre-Columbian,Central Mexico, Teotihuacan, ca. 450 to 650 CE. How lovely! An exemplary Teotihuacan mask sculpted from serpentine in rich hues of midnight green, olivine, and sage, and presenting...
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LARGE CHANCAY WOOD STANDING FIGURE W/TEXTILE TUNICPre-Columbian, Central Coast Peru, Chancay, Late Intermediate to Late Horizon, ca. 1100 to 1550 CE. An incredible wood and textile funerary figure of a standing...
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ROMAN MARBLE SARCOPHAGUS PANEL W/ THEATERMASK**First Time At Auction**
Roman, Imperial period, probably Phrygia (modern Turkey), ca. 2nd to 3rd century CE. A breathtaking marble sarcophagus panel, festooned with...
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AFRICAN BWA POLYCHROME WOOD KOBIAY SPIRITMASK**Originally Listed At $800**
West Africa, Burkina Faso, Bwa people, ca. early to mid-20th century CE. A fantastical plank Kobiay mask which is a representation of a...
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19TH C. AFRICAN IGBO SPIRIT MASKS OKOROSHIOJO STYLE**Originally Listed At $750**
Western Africa, Nigeria, Igbo peoples, ca. 19th to early 20th century CE. A pair of dark wooden masks in the Okoroshi Ojo style carved...
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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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ROMANO-EGYPTIAN SARCHOPHAGUS MASK NATURALISTICFEMALEAncient Egypt, Romano-Egyptian period, ca. 30 BCE to 300 CE. A sarcophagus mask of a woman's face, made from layers of plaster or stucco upon papyrus or linen, and painted...
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19TH C. AFRICAN DR CONGO LEGA WOOD RITUALMASKCentral Africa, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Lega peoples, ca. 19th to early 20th century CE. An old ceremonial face mask carved from lightweight wood. The stylized...
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RARE 19TH C. YUPIK WOOD SPIRIT MASK(NEPCETAQ)Native American, Northwestern United States, Alaska, Yup'ik culture, ca. late 19th to early 20th century CE. A fantastical wooden spirit mask known as a Nepcetaq...
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LOWER SEPIK RIVER MASK, MURIKCarvedWooden Mask with shell ornament around eyes, red and yellow pigments and design, fibrous tufts in eyes.
One identifying feature of Murik masks is their long trunk-like nose...
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BWA OWL ''BUTTERFLY'' MASK BURKO FASO:This large horizontal winged wooden mask used to invoke ancestors to protect and provide - mainly rain. This mask represents the hawk and dancers wearing the mask would imitate...
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BWA DUHO HAWK PLANK WOOD SCULPTURE MASKHawkplank mask (bougou dinde). The southern Bwa adopted the use of wooden masks from their Gurunsi neighbors. The Bwa masks represent nature spirits or animals that family elders...
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AFRICAN PAINTED CARVED KWELE MASK, EX-MUSEUM20th c., Gabon, heart shaped wood face mask with white clay pigment, representing a "peaceful spirit", 13.5"h x 11"w...
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BAULE CARVED WOOD KPAN MASK 19th/20thc., Ivory Coast, naturally patinated carved wood, representing the senior female in Goli dance celebrations, with finely articulated features and elaborate coiffure, old French...
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PUNU CARVED WOOD RITUAL MASK, CAMEROONPunuof Bapunu ritual carved wood mask, Cameroon, Africa, depicting a female with white face, representing an ancestor, the white representing peace, scarification marks at forehead...
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A MENDE WOMAN'S HELMET MASKA Mende woman'shelmet mask, 20th century; Sierra Leone/Liberia The type of helmet mask worn by women of the Sande society, the carved and burnished wooden mask with elaborately carved...
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A TUB OF SILVER PLATED ITEMS & WOODENMASK Includes trays, coffee pots, and other similar items; together with an Indian mask representing a leopard, 1st half, 20th century....
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DAN PEOPLES CARVED WOODEN MASK W/ HEADDRESSDan peoples carved wooden mask with headdress, Ivory Coast or Liberia, mid to late 20th century, having a conical burlap striped ticking, and cowrie shell headdress above...
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WEST AFRICA, BURKINA-FASO OR MALI, TWOCARVED WOODEN MASKS Both masks representing animals and having traces of paint; tallest 14 in....
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AN ABELAM PAINTED CARVED WOOD MASKAnAbelam painted carved wood mask, 20th century; Abelam Peoples, East Sepik Province, Papua New Guinea Appears unmarked Created for the celebration of the yam harvest, the...
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NICAORIO JIMENEZ."THE MASK MAKER'S WORKSHOP,"WOOD (Peruvian, 20th century). Carved and brightly colored wooden retablo, depicting a mask maker fashioning masks for Carnival, each mask represents an Andean deity, a well-known...
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Guatemalan carved wooden mask representinga Conquistador late 19th Century 7 3/4 in. H. Estimate $ 80-125 There are losses at the tip of the nose a chip from the back edge and heavy wear consistent with use in culture....
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Herbert Singleton (American/New Orleans,1945-2007) "Big Hat Willie - Chained in Evil Love", painted and bas-relief carved on found chifferobe door, titled at top and bottom of panel, 44-1/4" x 15-3/4"; together...
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Fountain After Giambologna (Italian/French,1529-1608, 19th century) Neptune With Trident, foot on dolphin represented in portion after the complete fountain designed by Tommaso Laureti, with bronze and marble plinth...
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Bwami Mask Lega People Congo Carvedround wood mask with a concave heart-shaped face. The forehead protrudes slightly the nose is narrow eyes and mouth are slits and slightly open. With fibrous beard and remnants...
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