Tribal Carvings
(20th century)
lotof 2, includes:
Subut bird dance ornament (Maprik, Papua New Guinea); attached to stand, with red and white pigment, inkked collection number S-824; height 10 inches x width...
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AN ASSEMBLED GROUP OF ASIAN AND AFRICANMASKS, INCLUDING A PUNU DANCE MASK, GARUDA WOOD MASKS, A THAI GILT METAL HELMET, A SMALL PER... An assembled group of Asian and African masks, including a Punu dance mask,...
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MEXICAN DIABLO PASTORELA PAINTED DANCEMASKDiablo Pastorela Dance Mask, Guanajuato, Mexico, mid 20th c., painted wood, red and black, having two red-tipped horns, extended tongue, two eye holes, retaining leather...
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JAMES BENDER (WA) LARGE RAVEN DANCEMASKLarge hand carved painted dance mask, 20th c., signed Bender to interior, (James Bender, Washington, active starting 1972), in the form of a raven, having red, white and...
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LARGE MEXICAN FOLK ART PAINTED DANCEMASKLarge Mexican folk art painted wood dance mask, issuing five horns, detailed eyes, bird form nose, curved snakes at cheeks and chin, all in bright hues of yellow, red,...
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Middle Sepik River Valley Tumbuan WovenMask, PNG 20th C., Tumbuan dance mask (body mask), woven plant fiber and pigment, 68"H including grass skirt...
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VINTAGE BALINESE CARVED WOODEN MONKEYMASKHand carved; painted Indonesian dance mask; hinged jaw; hair.
Mask used within traditional dances and rituals. Age related wear.
Issued: 20th c.
Dimensions: 9"H x 8"W...
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AFRICAN BOZO HYENA SPIRIT DANCE MASK,MALIAfrican Bozo Hyena Spirit Dance Mask, Mali. Early 20th century. Carved and paint decorated wood with cotton textile, articulated jaw and ears. Exhibited: "More Than A...
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AFRICAN OGONI ANTELOPE DANCE MASK, NIGERIAWestAfrican Ogoni Antelope Dance Mask, Nigeria. Carved and paint decorated wood. Provenance: The Miles and Shirley Fiterman Collection, Minneapolis, MN. Size: 19'' x 5.75'' x...
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BAMBARA AFRICAN HORSE OR HYENA DANCEMASKBambara carved wood dance mask of a horse or hyena Mali. The mask is decorated with pierced holes and spotted polychrome decoration.
Height: 27 1/2 in x width: 10 in x...
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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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BAULE & DAN MASKS, CHOKWE RITUAL VESSELABaule Ivory Coast Dance Mask, and a Dan Mask with metal framed eyes inset teeth and applied fabric and hair; together with a Chokwe Ritual Tripod Bowl with Mask faces from...
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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 & STUNNING 20TH C. MEXICAN SILVERDEVIL DANCE MASK...Latin America, Mexico, ca. early to mid-20th century CE. A stunning festival mask made from high quality 88% silver but painted - the surface presents like...
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20TH C. TIBET / NEPAL COPPER DANCE MASKOF CITIPATICentral Asia, Himalayan region, Tibet or Nepal, ca. early to mid-20th century CE. A copper dance mask depicting the face of a Citipati, a skeletal protector deity...
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19TH C. TIBETAN DANCE MASK CITIPATISKELETAL PROTECTOR**First Time At Auction**
Central Asia, Himalayan region, Tibet or Nepal, ca. 19th to mid-20th century CE. A striking gilt copper dance mask of a Citipati,...
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20TH C. AFRICAN WOOD DANCE MASK VILLAGEMASQUERADENigeria, Igbo people, early 20th century CE. This is a beautiful and striking example of a mask worn by an Afikpo village senior dancer in a village masquerade....
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DANCE MASK YAKA CONGOWood, pigment,fiber, raffia. A dance mask for initiates in the tribe, the mask is adorned with a monkey. Handle on the bottom of the mask, used to hold it while dancing. 24" H Wear from...
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LARGE BAINING FIRE DANCE MASK (KAVAT)New Britain, Papua New Guinea, late 20th century: painted bark cloth stretched over a large basketwork frame, 49"H., 30"W....
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MOSSI CARVED WOOD ANTELOPE & FERTILITYDANCE MASKCarved African wood dance mask, Mossi People of Burkina Faso, elongated mask with carved polychrome geometric pattern, fertility figure over antelope horn mask,...
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GUATEMALAN MICO MONKEY CEREMONIAL DANCEMASKVintage carved and polychrome painted wood dance mask, Guatemala, used in the Danza del Venado Deer Dance, depicting a Mico monkey, approx 7.5"h, 5"w, 3.75"d, 1.5lbs...
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A SET OF BALINESE "TOPENG PAJEGAN" DANCEMASKSA set of Balinese "Topeng Pajegan" dance masks, Late 20th/early 21st Century One with Balinese inscription to verso Each polychromed carved wood with gilt highlights,...
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TWO NORTHWEST COAST POLYCHROME MASKSTwoNorthwest Coast polychrome masks, Mid-20th Century or Later Two works: A polychrome carved wood mask by Gary Rice with cedar bark strip hair and four feathers (b. 1930s,...
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DANCE MASK YAKA CONGOWood, pigment,fiber, raffia. A dance mask for initiates in the tribe, the mask is adorned with a monkey. Handle on the bottom of the mask, used to hold it while dancing. 24" H
Wear from...
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TWO INDONESIAN POLYCHROME CARVED TOPENGDANCE MASKS, BALI LARGEST: 8 1/4 IN. H DANCE MASKS, BALI, carved probably from puli wood and painted, used in dramatic storytelling during dance performances (2) Dimensions:...
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INDONESIAN TOPENG WOOD DANCE MASKIndonesianTopeng Carved and Painted Wood Dance Mask , Eastern Java, red, black and green pigment, h. 7 in...
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SOVIET (LOMONOSOV STATE PORCELAIN MANUFACTORY)FIGURE OF OLGA GLEBOVA-SUDEIKINA IN THE COMMEDIA DELL'ARTE ROLE OF COLUMBINE FIGURE OF OLGAGLEBOVA-SUDEIKINA IN THE COMMEDIA DELL'ARTE ROLE OF COLUMBINE , Leningrad, circa...
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AFRICAN MASK Fang Rain Dance Mask, inkaolin finish, Cameroon, 14 1/2" tall....
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AFRICAN MASK Songye Kifwebe Dance Maskin soft wood, with decoration in blue, red and white kaolin stripes, DRC. 26" tall....
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AFRICAN MASK Grebo Harvest Mask, IvoryCoast, one-faced, with twelve eyes, in hardwood, a dance mask that was worn on top of the head, lacking raffia skirt....
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AFRICAN HARVEST MASK Three-faced GreboDance Mask, Ivory Coast/Liberia, early 20th c., in remnants of red, white and blue on green paint. Roughly 25" x 13" x 6"....
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AFRICAN HELMET MASK Kponyungo Poro OxMask, Senufo, Ivory Coast, Northern Africa and the Sahel, with mirrored eyes, carved wood in red and black paint, mid 20th c., 16 1/2" x 8" x 12". Snout trimmed to allow vertical...
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AFRICAN TRIBAL MASK, PWO CHOKWE PEOPLE,CONGO African tribal dance mask, likely Pwo Chokwe people, Democratic Republic of Congo, with nail-ornamented face details. 15.5" H x 9" W x 7" D...
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THAI KHON DANCE MASK OF THE NAGA KINGThai Khon dance mask of the Naga King, the helmet mask made of painted paper mache set with glass jewels, having articulated ears and eyes. Approximate dimensions: h. 15....
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FOLK ART PASTORELA DANCE MASK, CENTRALMEXICOFolk art Pastorela dance mask, attributed by consignor to the Zacatecas or Guanajuato areas of Central Mexico, early 20th c., carved wood Diablo mask with goat horns,...
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TWO JAPANESE MEIJI SHISHI GASHIRA LIONHEAD RED LACQUER CEREMONIAL DANCE MASKS 9 1/2"H X 16 1/4"W X 9M1/2"D (LARGEST)Two Japanese Meiji Shishi Gashira lion head red lacquer ceremonial dance masks, Dimensions: 9...
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