Rare Tiv Kwagh - Hir Festival mask with human hair brow

This mask is quite an uncommon example from the Kwagh-Hir masquerade of the Tiv people, Nigeria, Africa. Carved wood with a highly stylized human face, accented with a bright green paint and with the

A striking old and field used Tiv Kwagh Hir festival mask with bulging eyes, toothy grimace, attached animal hair and several areas of tribal repairs and adornment. Tiv peoples, Nigeria, Africa. The m

A Very large carved wooden helmet mask depicting a deformed face with abstract facial features and form. An old metal strip in nailed to one side to repair a stress fracture. The mask is quite large a

This is a remarkable old Tiv Kwagh-hir helmet mask - Kwagh-hir performance mask, with realistic facial features and a well weathered and worn surface suggesting years of traditional use as a festival

A small carved wooden maskette, likely part of a marionette display for the Kwagh-hir festival, which is a multipart culturally edifying art form of the Tiv people of central Nigeria which became popu

This is a remarkable old Tiv Kwagh-hir helmet mask - Kwagh-hir performance mask, with realistic facial features and a well weathered and worn surface suggesting years of traditional use as a festival

A large carved wood and painted helmet with exaggerated facial features and wonderful dramatic style of a Kwag Hir festival mask. The Tiv began the Kwag-hir ceremony to address many of the traditional

This mask is quite an uncommon example from the festivals/ masquerades of the Tiv people, Nigeria, Africa. Carved wood with a highly stylized human face, accented with a bright paint and with the addi

A carved wooden ceremonial dance mask with a highly exaggerated form and purple paint. Tiv peoples, Nigeria , most likely part of the Kwagh-Hir festival. A metal display stand can be included for an a

A very well used and weathered helmet style mask with exaggerated face and energetic aesthetic. Tiv peoples, Nigeria, Africa. A metal display stand can be included for an additional $35.00

Rare, authentic large ogre festival mask, carved wood, horse hair, paint. 14w x 19h x 9d

Height: 20.25" Width: 6.5" Depth: 4.25" Weight: 1.5 lbs An interesting Tiv mask featuring a human figure superstructure with a snake wrapped around its body. Stand is not included.

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 carved wood and painted mask with extremely long brows and hair. Yaqui or Mayo Indian, Mexico. Such masks are danced on religious holidays and festivals. The mask measures 7 x 5.5 inches ( the hair

Rare New Guinea Mai (Mwai) Mask from the Sepik region. Features an elongated form of a face with cowrie shell inlay and natural human hair. This type of mask is the second most important mask on the S

GERMAN PORCELAIN LADY WITH RARE SLEEP EYES. 17”. Porcelain shoulderhead, blue glass sleep eyes, tapered brows, closed mouth in slight smile with center accent line, blonde human hair wig, old ro

A Very rare and unusual carved wooden dance crest with a highly stylized form, face and embellished with a human hair mustache. A rare find from the Mambila peoples, Nigeria, Africa. The mask measures

** A portion of the proceeds from the sale of this lot will benefit The Fowler Museum at UCLA **Mexico, ca. 1925. Rare ceramic dance mask. With smiling flesh colored face with black eyes and brows.

FRENCH BISQUE POUPEE BY GAULTHIER. 14 ½”. Marks: F. G. 2. Bisque swivel head on bisque shoulderplate, blue paperweight eyes, painted lashes, eyeliner, feathered brows, human hair wig, cork

A Vintage to contemporary carved wooden mask with a tall ribbed neck, Human hair, and carved wooden horns on a classic Dan mask face. The Panel/mask has some tribal repairs and signs of weathering. Da

Himalayan carved wood mask; showing pronounced human features and animal hair moustache; late 19th-early 20th Century; H: 10 1/4"PROVENANCEEstate of Joseph T. Josephson, former Assistant Director

TINY SIZE 1 FRENCH BISQUE BEBE BY DENAMUR. 9". Marks: E 1. D. Bisque socket head, inset blue glass eyes, painted lashes, feathered brows, closed mouth, brunette human hair wig, fully-jointed French co

GERMAN BISQUE DOLL BY HANDWERCK Marks: 11, 99 Dep Germany H 20" Bisque socket head, blue sleep eyes, painted lashes, feathered brows, pierced ears, blonde human hair wig, original composition and wood

African Bamileke Nkougan Court Dance Mask, Cameroon. Horn, vegetal fiber, cowrie shells, human hair and textile. In the Bamana Kingdom, the unique masked dance called Nkougan is performed by a secret