20th C. Nepalese Painted Hemp Festival Mask

**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

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,

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

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

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

** 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

**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

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

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

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

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

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.

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).

Title: Old Nepalese Ritual Painted Hanuman Mask - Tribal Himalyan art #2 Dimensions: 11.4" x 7.9" x 4.7" (cm 29 x 20 x 12) weight: 850 g Period: middle 20th Century ca. Materials: hard wood Additional

Guerrero, Mexico Vintage hand-carved and painted Folk Art Festival Mask DOUBLE FACE DEVIL DEMON. Early 20th century. Approximate dimensions: 18 in. hgt. x 14 1/2 in. wd. x 6 in. dp. Condition: good or

Latin America, Mexico, ca. early 20th century CE. This is a painted mask carved in a naturalistic fashion with a striking, mature face, large mustache and beard, and with prominent red painted lips. S

**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

6 Vintage Mexican, 20th c. Festival Dance Masks, carved and painted wood. Ranging in size from: 9.5'' x 7.5'' x 7'' (24 x 19 x 18 cm) to 7.5'' x 5.5'' x 3.5'' (19 x 14 x 9 cm).

**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

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