Early Nepalese Wooden Festival Mask - Demon

Nepal, 19th century CE. Very fine wooden mask representing a fanged demon. Worn by shamans, mask such as this were sued to exorcise evil spirits from the community. Wide oval face with rounded eyes up

Nepal, ca. 19th Century, CE. Carved wooden mask used by Nepalese shamans in various rites; to cure illness, cast out demons and perform exorcisms. Nicely detailed with long thin nose, toothy open mout

Nepal, ca. 19th Century, CE. Carved wooden mask used by Nepalese shamans in various rites; to cure illness, cast out demons and perform exorcisms. Nicely detailed with long thin nose, toothy open mout

Nepal, ca. late 19th to early 20th century CE. A hand-carved wooden mask used by Nepalese shamans in various rites; to cure illness, cast out demons, and perform exorcisms. Nicely detailed with deeply

**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

**First Time At Auction** Central Asia, Nepal, ca. early 20th century CE. Hand-carved from wood, this is a striking mask presenting a bold visage with expressive abstract features such as rectangular

**Originally Listed At $600** Central Asia, Himalayan region, Nepal, ca. 19th century CE. A hand-carved wooden festival mask of a minimalist presentation with openwork gaps constituting the eyes, nost

**Originally Listed At $300** Central Asia, Himalayan region, Nepal, ca. 19th century CE. A hand-carved wooden festival mask of a minimalist presentation with openwork gaps constituting the eyes, nost

Central Asia, Nepal, ca. late 19th to early 20th century CE. A hand-carved and beautifully painted wooden mask depicting the goddess Kali with green skin, a separately carved tongue sticking out from

Southeast Asia, Indonesia, Java or Bali, ca. early 20th century CE. A hand-carved and hand-painted wooden mask depicting a character from the Indonesian dance drama known as Topeng, a theatrical perfo

Latin America, Central America, Guatemala, ca. early 20th century CE. A hand-carved and finely-detailed Guatemalan festival mask representing a donkey. The elongated snout displays a petite nose and r

Latin America, Guatemala, ca. early 20th century CE. An early example of a hand-carved and hand-painted face mask depicting a bull with a fierce countenance in hues of black, brown, white, pink, and r

Latin America, Central America, Guatemala, ca. early to mid 20th century CE. A hand-carved wooden mask depicting a man with a thick goatee, rectangular eyes, a slender nose, and a slight-parted mouth.

**Originally Listed At $150** Indonesia, Bali or Java, ca. early 20th century CE. A hand-carved wood festival mask with prominent bulging eyes, a bulbous nose, a horse hair moustache, and a toothy, wh

**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

**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

Latin America, Mexico, Hidalgo, ca. late 19th to early 20th century CE. An abstract carved wooden festival mask with stylized facial features including ovoid eye slits for the wearer, a protruding cur

**Originally Listed At $300** Central America, Guatemala, ca. early 20th century CE. A hand-carved wooden festival mask depicting a deceased Spaniard - mustachioed with a black face (as well as green

**Originally Listed At $300** Central America, Guatemala, ca. early 20th century CE. A hand-carved wooden festival mask depicting a deceased Spaniard - mustachioed with a black face (as well as green

Latin America, Mexico, ca. early 20th century CE. A hand carved wooden festival mask depicting a colorful lizard painstakingly painted in hues of red, white, and blue. The visage is expecially express

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

**Originally Listed At $400** Latin America, Mexico, ca. early 20th century CE. A stylized hand-carved wooden festival mask with a grotesque visage. The skin is a ghastly pale yellow-white with russet

Latin America, Mexico, ca. early to mid-20th century CE. A hand-carved wooden festival mask with lengthy tassels of horsehair attached to the peripheries. The intense visage is pale with pink skin, ro

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