Nepalese Newari Painted Wood Festival Mask, Early 20th

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

**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,

**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

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

**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

** 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

**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

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

Early 20th C Mexican Festival Mask from The Dance of The Moors and Christians. Carved and painted wood. Prov: Richard and Jean Kellaway; Danforth Museum, Framingham, Mass., included in the traveling e

Mexico, ca. early 20th century CE. A large hand carved and hand painted Mexican festival mask depicting a dramatic visage comprised of thick brows, huge saucer shaped eyes with eye slits above, a prom

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

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

**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

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

**First Time At Auction** Latin America, Mexico, ca. early to mid-20th century. A wonderful carved wood festival mask depicting a male visage hand-painted in brilliant hues, with hot pink skin and gli

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

Vintage Guatemalan Painted Wood Jaguar Mask, early 20th century (MST309)(MS) Dimensions: 8.75" H Property from a private collection, Scarsdale, NY.

Ogoni Painted Wood Articulated Mask, Nigeria, early 20th century mask professionally mounted (MST284)(MS) Dimensions: 8.75" H, overall 12" H Property from a private collection, Scarsdale, NY.

Songye Painted Wood Mask, Congo, early to mid 20th century (MST285)(MS) Dimensions: 12.25" H Property from a private collection, Scarsdale, NY.

**Originally Listed At $200** Central Asia, Nepal, ca. early 20th century CE. A hand-carved wooden mask of a circular form with a concave verso. The hemispherical countenance presents with diamond-sha

** A portion of the proceeds from the sale of this lot will benefit The Fowler Museum at UCLA ** Mexico, probably Guerrero, early 20th century CE. This is a painted wood mask with red and gold colors

Latin America, Guatemala, ca. early 20th century CE. A hand-carved wooden mask of a deer's head with real antlers. The antlers are covered in brown earthen material, most of which remains, while the h

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