Hans Nelsen (20thc WA) Carved Wood Mask, Demigod

Carved and painted wood mask by Pacific Northwest artist / carver Hans Nelsen (20th century, Vashon Island, Washington). Titled "Demigod". Signed, titled and dated 96 (1996) on the interior. Measures

Ca. mid 20thC. Excellent with original paint and patina. Just mask measures approx. 11" high. One scholar believes this is Lengola, while another considers this a rare Fang. Purchased from Yacouba Tra

Ca. early 20thC. Male dance mask called tshihong, used in festivals to summon the spirits of strength, and symbolizes wealth and power, the mask also confers judiciary powers to the wearer. Very good

Mozambique, mid 20thC, carved wood, black paint, animal hair simulating beard. Usage traces, Provenance: Vera und Wolfgang Nerlich, Munich, Germany. Signs of use. Dim .: 33cm.

Ca. last half 20thC. Very good with original patina, and no apparent repairs. This item(s) is used, and will show multiple areas of age appropriate wear and surface losses. Please view all pictures, a

Ca. second half 20thC. Very good with no repairs or breaks. This item(s) is used, and will show multiple areas of age appropriate wear and surface losses. Please view all pictures, as this is the majo

Ca. last half 20thC. Very good with rich dark original patina. Not as diminutive as passport masks from the Dan tribe, however 13" tall in unusual for this type of face mask. Possibly a passport mask.

Ca. early 20thC. Very good with age-appropriate wear including minor wood loss at holes, etc. Retains a fiber coiffure; red-brown face, all above an incised geometric patterned beard-like extension. J

Ca. 20thC. Eastern Angola/Zambia. Excellent with original patina and age-appropriate surface wear throughout. Lewena mask with fiber coiffure; neckpiece of striped knitted fiber. Just mask not includi

Ca. second to third quarter 20thC. Age-appropriate surface wear with wood losses as shown. Original black and white pigments remain about complete. This item(s) is used, and will show multiple areas o

Ca. last half 20thC. Very good with age-appropriate wear and surface imperfections and loss from age and use. This item(s) is used, and will show multiple areas of age appropriate wear and surface los

Ca. last half 20thC. Good with some wood loss and age crack on the back, as shown. This item(s) is used, and will show multiple areas of age appropriate wear and surface losses. Please view all pictur

Ca. second to third quarter 20thC. Age-appropriate surface wear with wood losses as shown. Original black and white pigments remain about complete. This item(s) is used, and will show multiple areas o

Ca. last half 20thC. Age-appropriate surface wear with age cracks and wood losses. Attributed to Dan tribe by estate. This item(s) is used, and will show multiple areas of age appropriate wear and sur

Ca. last half 20thC. Good with wood and hair losses as shown. Age appropriate surface wood loss and abrasions. This item(s) is used, and will show multiple areas of age appropriate wear and surface lo

Ca. first half 20thC. Very good condition overall with no apparent repairs. Carved and painted wood, heart shaped face with drill hole decoration. Very good, with age-appropriate wear, and wood losses

Ca. early 20thC. Very good original condition throughout. Just mask measures approx. 13" high. Previously sold at Bonhams 2007 Gelbard Collection auction sale, lot number 2565. Purchased from The Cobb

Ca. early to mid 20thC. Very good with no breaks or repairs. Fine original glossy dark patina. Exhibited at The Baltimore Museum of Arts The Monumentality of Miniature African Sculpture in 1973 as Ma

Ca. early to mid 20thC. Very good with age-appropriate wear, including wood losses as shown. Features a domed forehead with crest, flat beard, black and white pigment. Democratic Republic of Congo. Ex

Ca. first half 20thC. Democratic Republic of Congo. Very good age-appropriate wear with partially complete feathers and other decorations. Mask not including stand measures approx. 15" high. For a sim

Ca. early to mid 20thC. Very good with age-appropriate wear, including wood losses as shown. Features a domed forehead with crest, flat beard, black and white pigment. Democratic Republic of Congo. Th

2nd-3rd quarter 20thC. Measurements are made using only the wood mask itself, not including the raffia or feathers. Impressive Kuba face mask from Central Democratic Republic of Congo. Fine original c

Ca. first half 20thC. Democratic Republic of Congo. Very good age-appropriate wear with partially complete feathers and other decorations. Mask not including stand measures approx. 15" high. This item

Ca. first half 20thC. Features a reticulated lower jaw. Good with wood and surface losses including fur from the skin. This item(s) is used, and will show multiple areas of age appropriate wear and su