A woven basketry mask for agricultural festivals

A woven basketry mask, used as a representation of female mythological figures that play a role in initiation ceremonies. H:20in(50.8cm) W:11in(28cm) D:17in(43.2cm)

Woven basketry ceremonial mask with applied pigments. Northern Sepik River area, Abelam Peoples. Mid 20th century. Looks to be well used. Height - 19” (48 cm) Width - 11 3/4" (30 cm) PROVENANCE:

Early 20th C. Papa New Guinea Abelam tribe 7 1/2" (height) painted woven basketry Yam mask. CONDITION: Areas with wear and or paint loss.

A carved wood and painted black headdress sculpture in the form of a stylized antelope, typically worn on a basketry cap during agricultural festivals. This is a dark and dramatic example. The headdre

A Vintage carved wooden mask with zoomporphic like form and a comb like super structure on the forehead , similar to N'tomo agricultural festival masks. Bamana peoples, Mali, Africa. The mask measures

Wall Mask of Man inscribed verso "Made by Amos Kaganak of Scammon Bay, AK", in carved and painted wood with applied fur, 9" x 9", fine condition; PLUS Painted Hide Spirit Mask on woven basketry oval p

A Carved wooden sculpture of a stylized antelope,that was traditionally worn atop the head on a basketry cap. Danced in agricultural festivals and other ceremonial events. Bamana / Bambara peoples, Ma

A Carved wooden mask with basketry/woven grass headdress attached. The mask features some linear designs and a well handled aptina. lwena peoples, Zambia - Field collected by Marc Friedrich, C. 1980.

A Vintage to Antique carved wooden Dance mask with woven basketry helmet and raffia grass collar / beard. The mask was embellished with old glass beads and cowrie shells. Kuba lele ethnic group, DRC/

Sepik River Mask New Guinea- gable mask, wood & woven basketry. 16w x 8h x 4d.

**First Time At Auction** Oceania, Papua New Guinea, East Sepik region, Abelam, early 20th century CE. A large woven mask with distinctive, concentric ovoid eyes, perky round ears, and a knobby append

A Tall carved wooden dance mask embellished with hammered metal work and traditional comb like finial on the top of the mask. Such masks were typically danced at agricultural festivals. Bamana / Bamba

A highly stylized carved wooden dance crest that at one time was mounted to a basketry cap and worn during agricultural festivals and ceremonies related to the mythical antelope Chiwara. Bamana people

Papua New Guinea carved wood face mask mounted to woven basketry, 23"l x 8.5"w

A tall an elegant carved wooden sculpture of the mythical antelope "Chiwara" which was worn atop a basketry headdress and danced during agricultural festivals. Bamana / Bambara peoples, Mali, Africa.

Abelam Yam Mask Maprik region, Prince Alexander Mountains, Papua New Guinea. Size 7 inches high. + mount. Woven rattan mask for the yam festival, with circular eyes and radiating openwork composing fa

Carved wood antelope headdress attached to basketry cap, worn during agricultural harvest festival, Mali, approximate height 20 1/2".

Described By:Rachel HFA VXNYT Title:Vintage Perhaps Iroquois Small Basketry Mask Description: An expertly woven and braided mask with lots of different textures. Type of Piece:Mask

A Biwat Mask Yuat River, Papua New Guinea, c. 1900 Carved wood with black, red-orange, and white natural pigments, a woven basketry flange with loops around perime

This is an old hand carved wooden mask from the Bamana peoples, Mali, West Africa. Masks of this type are known as "N'tomo" , which were used during agricultural festivals. It is relatively small and

This is an old hand carved wooden mask from the Bamana peoples, Mali, West Africa. Masks of this type are known as "N'tomo" , which were used during agricultural festivals. It is relatively small and

A Colorful basketry mask decorated with ochre pigments and a wonderful woven design. According to the Met Museum : among the Abelam people of northeast New Guinea is the competitive growth and exchang

20th century. This is a large woven mask with faded blue, white and red pigment that was made to be used in festivals surrounding the yam, the crucial crop of the Abelam people who live in the Maprik

A carved wooden mask with woven grass and basketry style headdress adorned with shells. Dan peoples, Cote D'ivoire, West Africa. A metal display stand can be included for an additional $34.00