Sold2015Chancay Carved Wood Mask, ex-Arte PrimitivoPre-Columbian, Central Coast Peru, Chancay, ca. 1000 to 1425 CE. An intriguing wooden mask carved and painted in a manner characteristic of the artisans of Chancay. The visage is painted with brillianSee Sold Price
Sold2021Chancay / Huari Wood Mummy Mask, ex-Arte Primitivo**Originally Listed At $1400** Pre-Columbian, Central Coast Peru, Chancay / Wari (Huari) Transition period, ca. 1000 CE. A fabulous anthropomorphic mummy mask carved from coffee-brown wood. The mask hSee Sold Price
Sold2022Chancay / Huari Wood Mummy Mask, ex-Arte PrimitivoPre-Columbian, Central Coast Peru, Chancay / Wari (Huari) Transition period, ca. 1000 CE. A fabulous anthropomorphic mummy mask carved from coffee-brown wood. The mask has a wide profile with puffy chSee Sold Price
Sold2023Yoruba Gelede Wood Belly Mask - ex Arte Primitivo**First Time At Auction** West Africa, Nigeria, Yoruba, ca. early to mid-20th century. A hand carved wooden fertility / birthing body mask worn during Gelede celebrations, rendered in the form of a prSee Sold Price
Sold201620th C. African Carved Wood Bowl, Ex-Arte PrimitivoAfrica, probably western region, ca. middle of the 20th century CE. Large and very well carved bowl showing legitimate usage. Incised cross-hatching, small rectangular pegs (probably to aid in suspendSee Sold Price
Sold2015PNG / Sepik River Ancestral Mask, ex-Arte PrimitivoPapua New Guinea, Middle Sepik River, ca. 1950 CE. Masks of this type were created to honor deceased ancestors and were thought to contain their sprits. Nicely carved and beautifully painted with tradSee Sold Price
Sold2024Large 20th C. Liberian Wood Mortar - ex-Arte Primitivo**Originally Listed At $150** West Africa, Liberia, ca. mid 20th century CE. A large carved wood mortar, standing on a domed base with a relief geometric band around its exterior. The mortar has a deeSee Sold Price
Sold202418/19th Century Taosit God SculptureA Very Old carved wood and polychromed wooden Deity sculpture. Taoist religion, China. Measures 8 inches tall. Provenance: Ex Dr Brian Healy Estate, New York. Also Ex Arte Primitivo , New York,See Sold Price
Sold2017African Ashanti Wood Stool, ex-Arte Primitivo**Originally Listed at $150** West Africa, Ashanti, ca. mid 20th century CE. A cylindrical stool carved from hardwood, with four curved supports displaying woven pattern featuring open diamond cut-outSee Sold Price
Sold2021Rare Wongo Mask Ex Levitt, Ex Komor, Ex Arte PrimitivoA very Rare carved wooden Pende Wongo mask. I highly stylized form with heavy eye lids, strong dramatic, almost cubistic mask, likely a rare example from Southeast of the Pende. The mask measures 15 xSee Sold Price
Sold2023Nazca Wood, Ivory, & Copper Atl Atl, Ex Arte PrimitivoPre-Columbian, South Coast Peru, Nazca, ca. 100 to 300 CE. A wonderful hand-carved wooden atl atl (also atlatl, atl-atl) or spear thrower of a rod-shaped form with an ivory finial at one end and a copSee Sold Price
Sold2015Chancay Cuchimilico Stargazer, ex-Arte PrimitivoPre-Columbian, Central Coast Peru, Chancay, ca. 1000 CE. A very colorful terracotta standing Cuchimilco or stargazer holding her arms in an upraised position of prayer and adoration. Perforations in eSee Sold Price
Sold2022Kwakwaka'wakw wood carved mask, ex-Roy G. ColeKwakwaka'wakw wood carved mask, ex-Roy G. Cole, likely 19th/20th c., Northwest Coast, polychrome painted carved wood, shell and fur, abalone eyes and cheek pieces and fur, 9.75"h x 8.75"w x 4.5"d ProvSee Sold Price
Sold2023Lot of 2 Large New Guinea, Shell Mounted, painted Wood Masks.Lot of 2 Large New Guinea, Shell Mounted, painted Wood Masks. Size 32 1/2 - 29 1/4 inches length. 8 - 5 1/2 inches wide. Large carved wood decorated masks, New Guinea. Provenance: Ex Dr Arnold R.SasloSee Sold Price
Sold2023Large African, Congo, Tribal Suku Helmet Mask.Large African, Congo, Tribal Suku Helmet Mask. Size 18 1/2 inches x 10 1/2 inches diameter. Large carved wood helmet mask with animal atop. Provenance: Ex Dr Arnold R.Saslow South Orange NJSee Sold Price
Sold2023Large African, Congo, Kuba Tribe Helmet Mask.Large African, Congo, Kuba Tribe Helmet Mask. Size 10 1/2 inches high, 12 1/2 length. Large carved painted wood mask with pierced edges. Provenance: Ex Dr Arnold R.Saslow South Orange NJSee Sold Price
Sold2015Idoma Mask, NigeriaIdoma Mask. Carved wood, pigment Provenance: ex the Charles Hudgins collection. Size: 14" x 10" x 5" (36 x 25 x 13 cm).See Sold Price
Sold2023Lot of two African, Guinean Carved Wood Masks.Lot of two African, Guinean Carved Wood Masks. Size 13 - 14 inches length. Lot of 2 carved wood decorated masks, large mask with shells. Provenance: Ex Dr Arnold R.Saslow South Orange NJSee Sold Price
Sold2024Senufo Peoples, Kpele mask, ex WrightSenufo Peoples, Kpele mask, ex Wright, Ivory Coast, dark patinated carved wood, on custom stand, used for planting and harvest ceremonies. 14"h x 6.5"w x 3"d (mask), 17.5"h (on stand) Provenance: PropSee Sold Price
Sold2020A Bwa Warthog Mask Ex Sothebys, Ex Chen CollectionA carved wood mask with incised designs and painted with kaolin clay pigments, Bwa / Bobo peoples, Burkina faso, West Africa. The mask measures 15 x 10 inches ( 18 inches tall on professional custom dSee Sold Price
Sold2021A Yoruba Avian Cap Mask Ex Becker Collection , New YorkA carved wood and painted avian image with remains of woven ropes around the mask perimeter that once held up a costume, which would likely hide the dancer. Yoruba or related ethnic group, Nigeria, AfSee Sold Price
Sold2019Extremely Rare Southern Lozi African Mask Ex Dr ConnerA 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 patiSee Sold Price
Sold2020Extremely Rare Maniema Mask Ex Joseph Gerana Fine ArtsExtremely Rare Maniema mask, Possibly Shi or Zimba peoples, DRC/ Congo, Africa. Carved wood with Black and White pigments and bold archaic form. * A metal display stand can be included for an additionSee Sold Price
Jun 04Heritage Auctions70251: A Pre-Classic Stone Mask Guerrero, Mexico, c. 5$1,500
Jun 02Global Auctions CompanyPapua New Guinea Bahinemo polychrome Carved Wood Mask with hooks, stripe$180
Jun 04John Moran Auctioneers, Inc.Gregory Lomayesva (b. 1971), A Hopi Shalako-style katsina mask, 1997$250