Sold2021Rare Tiv Miniature Kwagh-Hir Festival MaskA 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 popuSee Sold Price
Sold2019Rare Tiv Kwagh - Hir Festival mask with human hair browThis 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 theSee Sold Price
Sold2019Rare Tiv Kwagh Hir Deformity Festival mask, African ArtA Very large carved wooden helmet mask depicting a deformed face with abstract facial features and form. An old metal strip in nailed to one side to repair a stress fracture. The mask is quite large aSee Sold Price
Sold2019A Rare TIV Kwagh Hir festival African maskA striking old and field used Tiv Kwagh Hir festival mask with bulging eyes, toothy grimace, attached animal hair and several areas of tribal repairs and adornment. Tiv peoples, Nigeria, Africa. The mSee Sold Price
Sold2023Rare Old Tiv Kwagh-Hir Festival maskThis 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 festivalSee Sold Price
Sold2020A Rare Old Tiv Kwagh Hir Festival helmet MaskThis 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 festivalSee Sold Price
2022A Rare Tiv Kwag Hir Mask Ex Kahan GalleryA large carved wood and painted helmet with exaggerated facial features and wonderful dramatic style of a Kwag Hir festival mask. The Tiv began the Kwag-hir ceremony to address many of the traditionalSee Sold Price
Sold2020A Purple TIV African MaskA carved wooden ceremonial dance mask with a highly exaggerated form and purple paint. Tiv peoples, Nigeria , most likely part of the Kwagh-Hir festival. A metal display stand can be included for an aSee Sold Price
Sold2020Rare Tiv Kwag-Hir festival mask, African Tribal ArtA 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 $35.00See Sold Price
Sold2019Rare Tiv Mami Wata Festival Mask, African ArtThis 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 addiSee Sold Price
Sold2017Rare Miniature 20th C. PNG Abelam Yam Mask**Originally Listed At $250** Papua New Guinea, East Sepik, Abelam, early to mid 20th century CE. A small woven dark brown mask with large ovoid eyes outlined in white created for festivals surroundinSee Sold Price
Sold2021Phenomenal Mexican Folk Art Festival Garment, MermaidRare Mexican folk art festival garment, having classical mermaid motif, to include painted canvas body suit affixed with eight miniature masks, with accompanying carved mask 67"h x 52.5"w x 6"d ProvSee Sold Price
Sold2023Tiv Festival Mask from NigeriaHeight: 20.25" Width: 6.5" Depth: 4.25" Weight: 1.5 lbs An interesting Tiv mask featuring a human figure superstructure with a snake wrapped around its body. Stand is not included.See Sold Price
Sold20161940s Mexican Festival Mask Long-Nosed Dandy** 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 obvioSee Sold Price
Sold2020Large and Rare Tiger Festival Mask from Java IndonesiaA 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 maSee Sold Price
Sold2016Rare old Tiv mask from Nigeria, African Tribal ArtThis is a very rare style of Wooden mask from the Tiv peoples of Nigeria Africa.Carved wood face mask with incised linear designs , tribal tattoos and some obvious age and wear. I do not see masks froSee Sold Price
Sold2023Old Sepik River Carved Galip Nut Amulet Mask Amulet - New GuineaRare miniature facial - mask depiction, hand-carved from a Galip nut. Hollowed back. Amulets like this example were attached to bags, belts and sacred flutes. Wear from long tribal use. Early to Mid 2See Sold Price
Sold2022Rare Miniature Fire Spitter mask Ex Berman CollectionA Rare Miniature Fire Spitter mask from the Senufo, Ivory Coast. Carved in classic form with well handled surface.Provenance: Ex Sidney and Gae Berman, NYC, * Old label states Ex Charles Ratton, ParisSee Sold Price
Sold2021Rare Miniature Songye Kifwebe Mask Ex Jon GiltsoffA very highly stylized miniature Basongye peoples "passport" type mask with strong linear designs and a wonderful flared form. The mask measures 6.5 inches. Provenance: Ex. Sol and Josephne Levitt, NYSee Sold Price
Sold2019Rare Miniature Pende African Mask collected prior 1968A very uncommon miniature carved wooden mask with stylized coiffure, heavy lidded eyes, incised linear designs and a flared neck ringed with raffia grass. Probably worn as an arm maskette. Pende peoplSee Sold Price
Sold2022A Rare Mende Dance Crest / Miniature MaskA very rare carved wooden miniature mask that was worn as a dance crest. The mask or bust like form is solid wood and has a classic stylized coiffure and serene facial features. The dance crest measurSee Sold Price
Sold2018Rare Miniature Roman Terracotta Actor's MaskRoman, Imperial period, ca. 1st to 2nd century CE. This stunning example proves that a piece does not have to be large to be exceptional. Terracotta / earthenware amulet in the form of an actor's maskSee Sold Price
Sold2016Rare 20th C. Bolivian Festival Mask - Bear Form** 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 thSee Sold Price
Sold2021Rare Bamana Ntomo Passport Mask Ex Leonard kahanA 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 thatSee Sold Price
4 days LeftSuccetti GalleryRare Amazonian Bora Ceremonial Small Mask. Decorated Balsa wood, fiber.US$200
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