A Temne Dance mask with textile Ex Museum Collection

This is a rare old carved wooden dance mask from the Temne peoples of Sierra Leone, West Africa. Hand carved and painted mask with textile collar attached. The mask itself measures 10.5 x 7 inches. A

A very finely carved wooden mask from the Bamana peoples , Mali Africa. carved from a single piece of dense heavy wood with a elegant row of spikes as a top finial accented with an indigo colored orga

A Carved wooden dance mask with classic comb like superstructure, large nose and stylized face and adorned with cowrie shells. The mask is well handled and worn, with old labels on the back. Bamana Pe

A Carved wooden dance mask with stylized facial features, painted designs with organic and modern paints, as well as attached textiles and regalia. Guere peoples, Ivory Coast / Liberia, West Africa. T

A Carved wooden dance mask with stylized facial features, encrusted and painted surface, animal hide and metal tacks as well as attached textiles and regalia. Guere peoples, Ivory Coast / Liberia, Wes

Elongated carved wooden dance mask with incised linear designs, and covered in hammered bronze sheet, embellished with textile adornment. Marka / malinke peoples, Mali, Africa. The mask measures 16.5

A Carved wooden face mask with heavy organic orange pigment on the face and alternating human hair strips and indigo blue pigments as the coiffure, as well as a decorative textile hat would cover the

A rare old hand carved wooden dance mask with stylized facial features and classic treatment to the coiffure and overall form. The mask itself measures 12 x 7.5 inches, with textiles around the mask e

A Makishi Dance mask, Wiko people, Barotseland, Zambia. Cloth, fiber, wood, mud. 12" L Provenance; Ex. Collection V. Gitywa, curator Malan Museum. Letter from 1967 addressed to Dr. Felmeth, NY., mask

A large carved wooden mask with kaolin clay accents and various tribal motifs including two sets of eyes. From The Bembe peoples of the DRC/ Congo, Africa. The emangungu mask was used in the initiatio

A carved wooden face mask with ornate tribal designs and some obvious age , handling and wear. A good vintage example, though was possibly made for the market. Measures 18 x 9 inches. Ex Museum collec

A carved wooden helmet mask featuring traditional incised linear designs, stylized protruding mouth and facial features with attached raffia headdress and collar. Songye peoples, Kifwebe society, DRC/

A Highly stylized dance mask with precise linear incised designs accented with black paint and white kaolin clay pigments. The mask has a woven rope netting and traditional "tail" on the back. The mem

According to Thomas Wheelock, such masks originate in the far eastern area near Boulsa, Burkina Faso and were worn by aggressive dancers who would patrol the ceremonial grounds and keep unruly spectat

According to Thomas Wheelock, such masks originate in the far eastern area near Boulsa, Burkina Faso and were worn by aggressive dancers who would patrol the ceremonial grounds and keep un-ruly specta

A large field used carved wooden Bushcow dance mask with woven rope and well used mouth bit. decorated with red, black, and white organic pigments and geometric designs. The mask features a tall round

Pre-Columbian, Southern Peru, Huari (Wari) culture, ca. 600 to 900 CE. A hand-carved wooden mummy mask of a grand, trapezoidal size with textile adornments woven from both natural cotton and camelid (

Pre-Columbian, Central Coast Peru, Chancay, ca. 1000 to 1425 CE. A large funerary mask carved from wood, with a coiffure of human hair and a camelid wool headdress. The visage is stylized and painted

African Songye Kifwebe Dance Mask. Carved wood and pigment. Provenance: Ex. Estate Collection Isadore and Nancy Marder, Philadelphia. Size: 18'' x 8'' x 9'' (46 x 20 x 23 cm).

A wood water buffalo dance mask, display stand included. 29" L Provenance: Ex collection, New York, NY

Red Buddhist Dharmapala Dance Mask - Pigment on mulberry or laurel paper mache. Tibet or Bhutan. Early 20th c. Provenance: ex collection Bill Liske. Size: 12'' x 11'' x 8'' (30 x 28 x 20 cm).

Blue Buddhist Dharmapala Dance Mask - Pigment on mulberry or laurel paper mache. Tibet or Bhutan, Early 20th c. Provenance: ex collection Bill Liske. Size: 12'' x 11'' x 8'' (30 x 28 x 20 cm).

Pre-Columbian Olmec stone jaguar mask from Mexico, ca. 900-600 BCE. This mask came from the collection of the Wolfs museum that burned down in Florida in 2019. The mask was caught in the fire and has

African Songye Kifwebe Dance Mask. Carved wood and pigment. Stand not included. Size: 15'' x 8.75'' x 7'' (38 x 22 x 18 cm). Ex. Collection William and Diane Bousquette, Purchase, New York.