20th C. Argentinia Painted Wood Festival Mask Bird Form

** A portion of the proceeds from the sale of this lot will benefit The Fowler Museum at UCLA ** South America, Argentina, ca. 20th century CE. A festive bird mask, hand carved from a single piece of

New World, Guatemala, ca. mid 20th century CE. A fantastical, striking festival mask in the form of a bat, with the head of the animal forming the lower part of the mask; the ears project upward and a

Nigeria, Ogoni people, ca. early 20th century CE. This is a very intriguing cane wood mask from the Ogoni people, made to be worn atop the head, in the form of a transformative human/bird figure. The

South America, Argentina, Salta Province, Campo Duran, ca. 20th century CE. A charming bird mask, hand carved from a single piece of wood and hand painted in warm umber brown with white and black stri

Mexican Polychrome Carved Wood Festival Dance Masks, Ca. Mid 20th C., Serpent And Fish, 2 pcs | Two hand carved and painted festival dance masks. One in the form of a snarling serpent, H 9", W 8", D.

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

** 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

Central America, Guatemala, 20th century CE. A huge wooden mask, painted realistically, showing a pale-complexioned person with blue eyes and straight brown hair. Slits under the eyes provide vision f

**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

**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,

**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 $300** Central America, Guatemala, ca. first half of the 20th century CE. A wonderful set of 3 hand-carved wooden festival masks depicting mustachioed men, perhaps representing

100% of the Hammer price of all lots sold in this auction will be donated to Community Food Share by Artemis Gallery. $1.00 = 3 meals! **Originally Listed At $650** Oceania, Papua New Guinea, East

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

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,

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

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.

Donated By: Artemis Gallery Central America, probably Guatemala (for larger), and Mexico, Yaqui people, (for smaller), ca. 20th century CE. A huge-eyed, orange wood festival mask of zoomorphic form, w

**Originally Listed At $150** Southeast Asia, Indonesia, Bali, early 20th century CE. A fascinating and ornately-carved wooden mask form of a face with sharp canines and a bright red extended tongue.

Native American, Arctic region, Inuit peoples, ca. 1940s to 1950s CE. An enigmatic, haunting mask hand-carved in a gently-rounded, elongated ovoid form from yellow cedar. The face has simple features,

Bird Cage In The Form of A Japanese Kimono. China, 20th c. Painted elm wood. Size: 37.5"H x 51"W x 7.25"D (129.5 x 18.5 x 95.5 cm).PLEASE NOTE: All auction items are located in CHICAGO for preview and

4 Vintage Mexican, 20th c. Festival Masks, carved and painted wood. Ranging in size from: 8.5'' x 6.75'' x 4'' (22 x 17 x 10 cm) to 6.75'' x 5.5'' x 5'' (17 x 14 x 13 cm).

**Originally Listed At $300** Africa, Nigeria, Ibibio or Igbo, ca. early 20th century CE. A hand carved wooden face mask of an ovoid form most likley used for entertainment. The mask depicts a rather

An African Carved and Painted Wood Bobo Bird Mask, Burkina Faso, 20th Century. H: 28 1/4 W: 7 1/2 D: 6 in.