Masks & Men in a Melanesian Society

A large carved wooden mask decorated with painted designs and showing much handling and wear. Woyo masks are used by Ndunga , a men's secret society with a role in maintaining social order and fightin

A large carved wooden mask decorated with painted designs and showing much handling and wear. Woyo masks are used by Ndunga , a men's secret society with a role in maintaining social order and fightin

A large carved wooden mask decorated with painted designs and showing much handling and wear. Woyo masks are used by Ndunga , a men's secret society with a role in maintaining social order and fightin

A carved wooden mask with encrusted surface heavily patinated with organic substances. The Mask was worn by a man of the AWA society, acting as an aggressive "Hunter" during dancers who would stalk th

A large heavy carved wooden ceremonial mask with bold archaic facial features and embellished with mineral pigments and a striking blue paint accent. The Mask was worn by a man of the AWA society, act

Outh Ma Ko'ik - Wild Man of the Woods - He runs with the wolves. This is a secret society mask used in young man inital rituals. He represents a mythical man who lives in the woods with the wolves. He

Outh Ma Ko'ik - Wild Man of the Woods - He runs with the wolves. This is a secret society mask used in young man inital rituals. He represents a mythical man who lives in the woods with the wolves. He

Title: Lega mask - DRC ex Zaire - African Art Tribal Art Description: Within the Léga, the Bwami society, open to men and women, organized social and political life. There were up to seven levels of

A Yoruba igbo costume and mmwo mask. 20th century. Yoruba. Nigeria. "Men of middle rank in the secret society would dance with these masks, known as "Agbogho Mmwo." They would dance at the beginning o

Beautiful mask from the Yoruba tribe of Nigeria. Gelede Masks, are according to the Society of African Missions (SMA) To Protect Man from Witches. Gelede masks are worn by men, but may portray a wide

A Gelede society headdress. Nigera, Yoruba. 20th century. 7"h x 8"w x 11"d. Provenance: Inventory and Collection from the Estate of Merton D. Simpson. Catalog Notes: "Masks like this are worn by men i

Large Collector's Lot of Melanesian Artifacts, PNG. Including a Maprik Men's House painted lintel, 2 alligator canoe prows, 2 yam masks, 2 carved wood canoe prows, Trobriand ebony lime spatula, spear

A carved wooden mask with kaolin clay pigment accenting patterns on the face. Such masks were connected with the judicial Okukwe society and was primarily worn by the men. At the center of village lif

Pair of Mexican Carved & Painted Wood Men w/Mustaches Carnival Masks. Pair of carnival masks were acquired in Mexico in the mid 1980s. Both are of carved and painted wood; one has dark hair and mustac

First version, circa 1938-1939. 8 pieces. Near mint condition, with original "Soldiers in Action" box. Box very good (top label beginning to bubble).

Pre war issue. 8 pieces.. No officer in this set. Mint to near mint condition. Box excellent.

2 Carved and painted masks, man with thin moustache and bearded man with red face and structure for wig. 7in and 15.5in

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

Glen La Fontaine Ceramic Eagle Mask Man with Drum, 7" deep, 10" tall, 8" wide. dated 11-25-83. " bird head drummer. snowed this week." inscribed inside the piece. Typical notes of La Fontaine. State:

Antique Asian Carved Wood Mask- Man Face with Dragons. Measures 7 1/2" x 10" x 4". Good overall condition.

A Tiki tribal mask titled "Man from the Sea" comprised of wood. It includes hanging wire affixed to its back. Faint signature to back, illegible. Light surface scratches and chips. It measures approx.

Includes: Bambara, Dogon Mali statues; Mano, LiberiaToma/Kissi, Dan passport masks. Society Figure Senufo Ivory coast, Society mask Krahn Liberia, Tenne ancestor figure Sierra Leone.

Group of Antiquarian Booklets and Tracts on Gambling, Lottery, and Gaming. Including A Lecture Before the Boston Young Men’s Society, on the Subject of Lotteries (Boston, 1833), Gordon; An Essay Upo

Africa, Early 20th Century Carved wood figure with two faces, one decorated with with triangle shape to forehead and the other with a line of dots. The Poro society is a men's society or hunting group