20th C. Nepalese Painted Wood Festival Mask - Mahakala

**First Time At Auction** Central Asia, Nepal, Himalayan region, ca. first half of the 20th century CE. A striking festival mask, hand-carved from hard wood with bulging eyes, a full nose, tall ears,

Nepalese Newari Painted Wood Festival Mask, Himalayan region, first half of the 20th century.Portraying Mahakala or Bhairava. Hand-carved wood with green painted face, five skulls around the forehead,

**First Time At Auction** Central Asia, Nepal, ca. early 20th century CE. Carved from a single piece of wood and painted in a vibrant red, black, silver, white, and yellow ochre color scheme, a vibran

Central Asia, Nepal, ca. 19th century CE. A fierce wooden festival mask, hand-carved with bulging eyes, a large, snub nose, and a mouth full of huge canines and protruding tongue. The face is covered

Latin America, Mexico, ca. 20th century CE. A lovely hand-carved wooden carnival or festival mask depicting an older male with a prominent nose, full lips, a black-painted moustache, and an arching br

** A portion of the proceeds from the sale of this lot will benefit The Fowler Museum at UCLA ** Central America, Guatemala, ca. early to mid 20th century CE. A well-executed and relatively old Guatem

Central America, Guatemala, 20th century CE. A huge wooden mask, painted realistically, showing a pale-complexioned person with blue eyes and straight brown hair. Slits under the eyes provide vision f

**Originally Listed At $500** Mexico, early 20th century. Rare carved wooden festival dance mask painted black with long sinewy snake emerging where nose should be. Snake is painted a vibrant red, gre

New World, Guatemala, ca. mid 20th century CE. A fantastical, striking festival mask in the form of a bat, with the head of the animal forming the lower part of the mask; the ears project upward and a

** A portion of the proceeds from the sale of this lot will benefit The Fowler Museum at UCLA ** South America, Argentina, ca. 20th century CE. A festive bird mask, hand carved from a single piece of

**Originally Listed At $300** Central America, Guatemala, ca. first half of the 20th century CE. A wonderful set of 3 hand-carved wooden festival masks depicting mustachioed men, perhaps representing

Indonesia, Bali or Java, ca. late 19th to early 20th century CE. An early, hand-carved wooden mask with bulging red and black eyes, a leering mouth with huge canines that extend down the chin, a gloss

Latin America, Mexico, ca. early to mid 20th century. A wonderful pair of well-carved wooden festival masks, both depicting male visages with thick brows, mustaches, and goatees - one with jet black f

Donated By: Artemis Gallery Central America, probably Guatemala (for larger), and Mexico, Yaqui people, (for smaller), ca. 20th century CE. A huge-eyed, orange wood festival mask of zoomorphic form, w

Tibetan Painted Polychromed Wood Mask of Mahakala possibly 19th/20th century, with a custom-made stand, mask ht. 10 3/4, wd. 9, dp. 6 1/2 in. For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.c

4 Vintage Mexican, 20th c. Festival Masks, carved and painted wood. Ranging in size from: 8.5'' x 6.75'' x 4'' (22 x 17 x 10 cm) to 6.75'' x 5.5'' x 5'' (17 x 14 x 13 cm).

**First Time At Auction** Latin America, Mexico, ca. early 20th century CE. A carved and painted wooden mask depicting a bearded male, possibly an elder with lovely eyelashes, large eyes, full lips, a

**Previously Listed At $100** Southeast Asia, Indonesian, Java or Bali, ca. early to mid 20th century CE. A hand carved and painted wood mask depicting a character for the Topeng dance of Indonesia in

Mahishasura Mask For Dussehra Festival, India, Early 20th C., Carved and Painted Wood. Based. Size: 15" H x 9"W x 7.5"D (38 x 22.5 x 19 cm).PLEASE NOTE: All auction items are located in CHICAGO for pr

Vintage Mexican Festival Mask. Carved and painted wood. Prov: Richard and Jean Kellaway; Danforth Museum, Framingham, Mass., included in the traveling exhibition, ''Mexican Masks of the 20th Century:

Vintage Mexican Festival Mask. Carved and painted wood. Prov: Richard and Jean Kellaway; Danforth Museum, Framingham, Mass., included in the traveling exhibition, ''Mexican Masks of the 20th Century:

6 Vintage Mexican, 20th c. Festival Dance Masks, carved and painted wood. Ranging in size from: 9.5'' x 7.5'' x 7'' (24 x 19 x 18 cm) to 7.5'' x 5.5'' x 3.5'' (19 x 14 x 9 cm).

Central America, Mexico, Guerrero, Nahua culture, ca. late 19th to early 20th century CE. A superb hand carved wood festival mask with grinning Cheshire-like feline face. The brows and whiskers are ma

**Originally Listed At $400** Central Asia, Nepal, ca. 19th to early 20th century CE. A hand-carved wooden shaman or festival mask with a goat or horsehair beard and 3 iron discs set in the chin. The