Nzakara peopleDRC.Initiation Face Mask - 1st half 20th Century (Reproduction on p.138 of 100 Peoples

IATMUL (MWAI) MASKPapua New Guinea, Middle Sepik River Region, Iatmul People, first half 20th century. Polychrome decorated carved wood mask having oblong face with elongated zoomorphic nose below a f

Africa, Democratic Republic of Congo, Woyo People, Kongo Kingdom, ca. 1st half of the 20th century CE. A carved wooden mask representing "Earth Spirits" - among the most important masks of the Woyo re

Tibet, Bhutan or Nepal Ritual Ceremony Mask 1st half of 20th Century Wood Dimensions: 10" depth x 12 1/2 (width) x 7" (high) Dimensions with stand: 17 1/2 height NOTE: Includes custom made quality sta

A skin covered face mask. West African. 20th century. 12"h x 8 3/4"w x 6"d. Provenance: Inventory and Collection from the Estate of Merton D. Simpson. Catalog Notes: The Ejagham people are best known

Africa, Sudan, Dinka Peoples, ca. 1st half of 20th century CE. Lovely carved wooden headrest in abstract animal form - actually reptilian. Long thin medium-colored wood with distinct "saddle" head sup

Artist Unknown (Mexico or Guatemala, 20th c.) Chivo mask of painted wood. Mexican or Guatemalan dance mask. Hand carved wood with paint and attached leather 1st half of 20th century to mid 20th centur

Artist unknown (Mexico, 20th c.) Mexican dance mask of painted carved wood. Painted with silver and black paint. 1st half of the 20th century Measurements 8" x 6" x 3.5" Notes

Africa, Ghana, Akan People, ca 1st half of the 20th century. Carved fertility figure in very abstract human form. Round head, short arms outstretched, long thin torso with ample breasts and spooled ba

**Originally Listed At $200** Western Africa, Nigeria, Niger River Delta, Ibibio peoples, ca. mid 20th century CE. A large-scale face mask with a powerful visage comprised of coffee-bean-shaped eyes,

Artist unknown (Guatemala, 20th c.) Red face man Guatemalan mask. This mask appears to have been painted over once or twice 1st half of the 20th century Measurements 7" x 7" x 5.25"

Papua New Guinea, Middle Sepik River region, Iatmul people, ca. 20th century CE. A highly-detailed set of two carved wooden trophy heads, each with fine facial details and painted mask-like face in hu

West Africa, Liberia or Cote d'Ivoire, Dan peoples, ca. early 20th century CE. A large carved wood mask from the Dan peoples of Western Africa. The striking visage is comprised of a prominent nose, pu

**First Time At Auction** West Africa, Nigeria, Ogoni peoples, ca. early to mid 20th century CE. A mesmerizing wooden mask, colored with dark, soil-based pigments, with a small face with deepset eyes,

**Originally Listed At $150** Western Africa, Nigeria, Ogoni peoples, ca. early to mid 20th century CE. A finely-crafted, hand-carved wooden anthropomorphic face mask. The intense visage is comprised

**Originally Listed At $1500** Central Africa, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Lega peoples, ca. early to mid 20th century CE. A delightful mask of an elegant human face. Narrow, rectangular openwor

**Originally Listed At $300** Africa, Nigeria, Ogoni peoples, ca. early 20th century CE. This Ogoni mask is very different from the others in our collection. Made of hand carved wood (probably cane wo

A fine example of a Yoruban Gelede mask from Nigeria, early 20th century. The Gelede mask is more accurately a headdress, since it rests on top of the head and the wearer's face is covered by a cloth

**Originally Listed At $200** West Africa, Nigeria, Ogoni people, ca. mid 20th century CE. A hand-carved wooden mask of a simple face with round eyes and mouth and scarification marks at the temples a

**Originally Listed At $250** West Africa, Yoruba peoples, ca. early to mid 20th century CE. A monochromatic example of a wooden Gelede mask. The face is exquisitely carved with repeated triangular pa

West Africa, Mali, Malinke / Bamana peoples, early-mid 20th century CE. A striking cast bronze mask, with an elongated, ovoid face, downcast, narrow eyes, a long nose, and a small, projecting mouth. T

Oceania, Papua New Guinea, Sepik River Valley, ca. mid 20th century CE. A charming mask made from half a coconut shell, with incised motifs forming a dramatic and ornate face with what appears to be a

Western Africa, Nigeria, Yoruba peoples, ca. first half of the 20th century CE. A sizable and beautiful helmet mask, comprised of several textile swaths sewn together and reinforced along the rim, mea

Central Africa, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Lega peoples, ca. early to mid 20th century CE. A delightful mask of an elegant human face. Narrow, small eyes and mouth surround a long, thin nose. T

**Originally Listed At $500** Africa, Mali, Marka (Warka) peoples, ca. early to mid 20th century CE. A striking triangular mask atop an ovoid face cover, hand-carved from a single piece of lightweight