Rare and Unusual Colorful Festival Mask

** A portion of the proceeds from the sale of this lot will benefit The Fowler Museum at UCLA **Mexico, ca. 1940. Rare festival mask of carved wood painted pink, red, gold, white and brown. The obvio

A very large mask of a ferocious Tiger, used in festivals in Java where young men would compete to "kill" a Tiger, an ancient rite of manhood dramatized these days to commemorate the tradition. The ma

This is a very rare and unusual mask from the Kwese peoples of the Congo, central Africa. Hand hammered brass mask with lavish adornment and raised linear and round spot designs. In Kwese society, sac

This is a very rare and unusual mask from the Kwese peoples of the Congo, central Africa. Hand hammered brass mask with lavish adornment , including glass beads, textile remains and even an old bullet

This is a very rare and unusual mask from the Tetela peoples of the DRC / Congo, central Africa. A diminutive mask with a heavy kaolin clay pigment and unusual conical shape. The mask is adorned with

This is a very rare and unusual mask from the Bwa, Bobo or Gurunsi peoples of Burkina Faso, West Africa. Carved wooden male form with a long serpent decorating the top of the mask, with a classic Bwa

This is a rare and unusual mask of a deformed face, possibly a stroke or other deformity type mask from Java , Indonesia. Carved wood with stylized face and dark pigment. The mask measures 9 x 6 inche

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

A very well used and weathered helmet style mask with exaggerated face and energetic aesthetic. Tiv peoples, Nigeria, Africa. A metal display stand can be included for an additional $35.00

A Carved wooden dance mask painted in bright colors and with classic Yoruba facial features and overall form. The mask shows wear and weathering consistent with field use. Yoruba peoples, Nigeria, Wes

Central America, Guatemala, ca. mid 20th century CE. Wow! A unique and colorful handmade wooden festival mask of incredible form: an armadillo whose broad back is in the form of a bearded human face.

This mask is quite an uncommon example from the Kwagh-Hir masquerade of the Tiv people, Nigeria, Africa. Carved wood with a highly stylized human face, accented with a bright green paint and with the

** A portion of the proceeds from the sale of this lot will benefit The Fowler Museum at UCLA **Latin America, Bolivia, early 20th century. A very rare and somewhat bizarre festival mask in what we th

This is a remarkable old Tiv Kwagh-hir helmet mask - Kwagh-hir performance mask, with realistic facial features and a well weathered and worn surface suggesting years of traditional use as a festival

A small carved wooden maskette, likely part of a marionette display for the Kwagh-hir festival, which is a multipart culturally edifying art form of the Tiv people of central Nigeria which became popu

This mask is quite an uncommon example from the festivals/ masquerades of the Tiv people, Nigeria, Africa. Carved wood with a highly stylized human face, accented with a bright paint and with the addi

A very rare and unusual miniature passport mask from the Bamana / Bambara peoples of Mali, West Africa. This miniature mask in the form of a Ntomo agricultural dance mask is the first of its type that

A very rare and unusual carved wooden mask from the Azande peoples of the Congo, central Africa. This is not a typical mask , as the Azande are not known for their masks. The mask is somewhat flat and

A RARE & UNUSUAL PERSIAN WARRIOR FACE MASK . ARABIC INSCRIPTION TO INVOKE GODâ€â„¢S POWER & BLESSING TO WIN BATTLE . LONG MUSTACHE . Province : Persian. Made: Made of hand-forged steel, ha

Rare, authentic large ogre festival mask, carved wood, horse hair, paint. 14w x 19h x 9d

**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

**Originally Listed At $300** Africa, Sierra Leone, Temne peoples, 20th century CE. This is an ornate and colorful wood-carved festival head mask, topped by a crest with cloth attachments designed to

This is a rare and unusual style of mask from the Bakongo peoples of the Congo, Africa. Carved wood with reddish natural pigment and raffia grass hair. The mask has a sense of realism seldom seen in t

**Originally Listed At $100** Central America, Guatemala, mid to late 20th century CE. Guatemala has a long tradition of colorful festivals where dancers, wearing masks, tell stories about good and ev