Early 20th Century Carved Wood & Painted Clown Mask

Africa, Southeastern Nigeria, Ogoni, ca. early 20th century CE. A finely carved painted wood mask of the Ogoni culture who are known for their human faced masks with hinged, articulated jaws as we see

**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

Kano Tessai (Japanese, 1845-1925). A carved and polychromed Noh mask of Okina, Meiji or Taisho era, 19th to early 20th century. Carved wood with a hinged jar, painted with pigment over gesso and appli

Latin America, Mexico, ca. early 20th century CE. An adorable mask resembling a short-snouted dog, hand-carved from hard wood and painted dark-brown. The mask displays bulbous eyes, a short nose, styl

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 petite smiling skull mask carved from wood and painted stark white to produce a dramatic effect! Wonderful carving and exceeding rare to find! Size:

Africa, Tanzania or Mozambique, late 19th / early 20th century CE. This is a naturalistic carved wood mask with smooth naturalistic features, drilled pupils and an applied hair moustache. It has been

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

Central America, Guatemala, ca. early 20th century. A wonderful trio of hand-carved and hand-painted wooden dance masks, perhaps representing characters from the Dance of the Conquest. Each visage pre

**Originally Listed At $300** Oceania, Papua New Guinea, East Sepik Province, Maprik district, Abelam peoples, ca. early to mid-20th century CE. A hand-carved wooden mask plaque meant to be shown in c

**Originally Listed At $400** Southeast Asia, Indonesia, East Java, ca. early to mid-20th century CE. A hand-carved wooden dance mask painted in dark-red pigment and accentuated with streaks of black

North America, Alaska, Kodiak Island, Alaskan Native / Inuit people, ca. 1930 to 1940 CE. An interesting and amusing hand-carved wooden mask depicting a comical visage. The ovoid face has a pair of pe

Igbo spirit maiden mask, elaborately carved and painted wood with neck cloth and short and long coiffure ties, early to mid-20th century with unfinished interior, 23” from top to bottom neck cloth,

Pende mask, elaborately carved and painted wood with neck and bun cloths and woven fiber braids, early to mid-20th century with unfinished interior, 13” from top to bottom neck cloth, 17 ” top to

Igbo helmet mask, elaborately carved and painted wood with mudded fiber appointments, early to mid-20th century with unfinished interior, 14” from top to bottom, 18 ” top to bottom of stand, in go

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

**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

North America, Pacific Northwest (USA and Canada), Native American, Haida or Tlingit peoples, ca. early 20th century CE. A finely carved and painted wooden mask depicting an expressive visage of a bea

West Africa, Ivory Coast, Wobe, ca. early 20th century CE. A hand carved and hand painted wooden mask of the Wobe peoples, one of the two We cultures (comprised of the Wobe and neighboring Gere) who r

**First Time At Auction** West Africa, Burkina Faso, Bozo peoples, ca. early to mid 20th century CE. A fantastic piece, a helmet mask hand-carved from wood depicting an antelope's head with huge, curv

Early 20th century parade costume of a mythical beast with body suit featuring hand painted spikes and a carved wood tusked mask. Mask measures 20 x 14in.

North America, Pacific Northwest, Nuu-Chah-Nuilth peoples, ca. 1910 CE. A beautiful wooden mask, hand carved from a dark wood and finely painted with a tattoo-like design in green, red, and black hues

**First Time At Auction** Central America, Mexico or Guatemala, ca. 19th to early 20th century CE. A hand carved and beautifully painted wooden monkey mask with naturalistic simian features. In Guatem

Nigeria, Ogoni peoples, ca. early 20th century CE. This mask has amazing hair! Hand carved wood face (probably cane wood) with painted details in the classic Ogoni style: dark lips, eye outlines, hair