Exceedingly Rare Bangwa Janus Skin Covered Ritual Mask

A very rare old carved wooden helmet mask with janus mask faces and two protruding spirit faces from the forehead. The mask is completely covered in animal skin, stretched tightly over the mask form a

A Very rare and finely crafted Janus form dance crest featuring two ancestor faces covered in animal skin. Ekoi peoples, Cross River Region, Nigeria, West Africa. The head measures 8.75 inches tall (

This is a very rare Janus and skin covered headdress Known as Nkuambok, created by the Boki peoples, Cross River region, Nigeria, Africa. The headdress has been embellished with black paints, human ha

This is a very rare old carved wooden mask covered in dark skin and decorated with raised scar like designs. Widekum or Ekoi peoples, Cameroon / Nigeria Border, Cross River, Africa. Plenty of evidence

A haunting carved wooden mask in janud form with antelope horns and real human hair attached to animal hide stretched tightly over the mask faces. Ekoi peoples, Cross River region, Nigeria, Africa. Th

A finely carved and exceedingly rare mask from the Southern Lozi peoples on the border of Zambia and Zimbabwe. Carved wood embedded with old glass seed beads and a undeniable well handled surface pati

African Ejagham Skin-Covered Janus Torso Headcrest. Nigeria. Provenance: Tad Dale, Santa Fe, NM. Size: 12'' x 4'' x 4'' (30 x 10 x 10 cm).

An exceedingly rare old ceremonial mask from the Amazon Jungle, made of carved wood and painted designs using Urucu or natural pigments. There are today only 170 Waurá live in several small villages

A rare carved wooden janus form mask with incised linear designs accented with kaolin clay pigments, with a well handled surface. Songye peoples, Kifwebe society, DRC/ Congo, central Africa. The mask

Carved wooden helmet dance mask with red,blue and white kaolin clay pigments and an overall charming style. Holo Holo peoples, DRC/ Congo, Africa. The Helmet mask measures 10 x 9 inches. A metal displ

A very rare wooden vessel with spirit mask face above vessel adorned with textiles, cowrie shells and mirrors, likely some type of divination object, and included is a wooden carved pointer object. Da

**Originally Listed At $600** Central Africa, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Mbagani (Babindji) culture, ca. 19th to 20th century CE. A large wood ceremonial mask with characteristic large discoida

Central Asia, Himalayan region, Bhutan, ca. late 19th to mid-20th century CE. An expressive wood ritual mask, perhaps intended as a skeletal protector deity known as Citipati, with stylized anthropomo

Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Colima culture, ca. 200 BCE to 300 CE. An exceedingly rare burnished terracotta Colima crawling (oddly baby-like?) shaman with a characteristically mask-like face, wearing

**Originally Listed At $2500** Ancient Greece, Athens, Attic, ca. 4th century BCE. An exceedingly rare example of a mold-formed pottery aryballos in the form of a shoe-covered right foot. The vessel f

LARGE BRONZE COVERED GUI VESSELLarge and archaistic, Chinese, Western Zhou-style, covered bronze ritual food gui tripod vessel; the body channeled and with borders of interlocking bands and masks, wit

A very rare carved stone shrine mask used by a diviner in ritual ceremonies. The mask resembles the masks of the Bwami society. The mask measures 11 x 7 inches, 14.5 inches tall on custom display stan

Fine and Rare Carved Chinese Cinnabar Covered Jar. Having a globular body, with a footed ring. Two gilt lion masks flank the body holding jade rings. The exterior elaborately carved depicting two fema

The deep rounded sides rising from a short straight foot to slightly flared rim, raised upon narrow footed base. Covered overall in a brown-black glaze with creme-white 'snake skin' motif. Falling sho

The compressed ovoid body rising from a splayed foot, flanked by a pair of beast handles, the exterior carved with archaistic beast masks on a leiwen ground, the cover carved with archaistic fish on a

Rare Native American Dine/ Navajo Yei Mask, Early 20th C. Buck skin, horse hair, wood and gourd mouth, blue pigment. Excellent condition. On stand. Provenance: Slotin, Lot 265, April 29, 2017; Skinner

**First Time At Auction** Oceania, Papua New Guinea, Marind / Marind-Anim people, ca. early to mid-20th century CE. A rare example of a wood and seed covered bird headdress costume used during dema ri

Navajo Yei Mask. RARE Find! c. 1930's. Mixed media, deer skin, horse hair, wood and gourd mouth, blue pigment. Excellent condition. 11"w x 31"h including display stand. Est. $3,000-5,000. Ship: $45

RARE, Chinese Neolithic period HongShan culture, carved jade ritual ceremony attributes fitted within royal blue silk covered hard cushion and some lettering inscriptions, all set inside a hardwood bo