20th C. Pacific Northwest Inuit Painted Wood Face Mask

Native American, North America, Pacific Northwest (USA and Canada), Inuit, ca. 20th century CE. An intriguing painted face mask, hand-carved from lightweight wood. Carved out on the verso, this mask p

** A portion of the proceeds from the sale of this lot will benefit The Fowler Museum at UCLA **Pacific Northwest coast, ca. 2nd half of 20th century, Haida. Carved and painted wooden mask in oval for

A large Northwest Coast Raven clapper maskMid/late 20th century; Pacific Northwest CoastAppears unmarkedA large polychrome painted carved wood raven mask in blue, red, and white, with an articulated b

British Colombia, NW Coast / Inuit, ca. 20th century CE. This is a nicely detailed hand carved and painted NW Coast cedar mask with inlaid abalone shell and bright blue, black, and red details. Many o

Carved and painted wood mask by Pacific Northwest artist / carver Hans Nelsen (20th century, Vashon Island, Washington). Titled "Demigod". Signed, titled and dated 96 (1996) on the interior. Measures

North America, Pacific Northwest, United States or Canada, Tlingit, ca. late 19th to 20th century CE. A fascinating wood face mask featuring a stylized visage of thick, arched brows above petite, almo

Native American, Arctic region, Inuit peoples, ca. 1940s to 1950s CE. An enigmatic, haunting mask hand-carved in a gently-rounded, elongated ovoid form from yellow cedar. The face has simple features,

North America, Pacific Northwest (USA and Canada), Native American, Haida or Tlingit peoples, ca. early 20th century CE. A finely carved and painted wooden mask depicting an expressive visage of a bea

North America, Alaska, Kodiak Island, Alaskan Native / Inuit people, ca. 1930 to 1940 CE. An interesting and amusing hand-carved wooden mask depicting a comical visage. The ovoid face has a pair of pe

Native American, Pacific Northwest Coast, Tlingit or Haida, ca. late 19th to early 20th century CE. A wonderful lidded wooden box, hand-carved from six pieces of wood that are sewn together with ties

North America, Pacific Northwest, Nuu-Chah-Nuilth peoples, ca. 1910 CE. A beautiful wooden mask, hand carved from a dark wood and finely painted with a tattoo-like design in green, red, and black hues

Native American / First Nations, Pacific Northwest Coast, United States or Canada, Tlingit or Haida, ca. mid-20th century CE. A hand-carved wooden mask like visage of a person's face in the formline s

**Originally Listed At $400** Native American, Pacific Northwest, Tlingit peoples, ca. 20th century CE. A charming doll, made from carved wood and richly ornamented. She has a painted face, a felt bla

Native American, Pacific Northwest, Tlingit peoples, ca. 20th century CE. A charming doll, made from carved wood and richly ornamented. She has a painted face, a felt blanket decorated with dual raven

**Originally Listed At $300** Africa, Nigeria, Ibibio or Igbo, ca. early 20th century CE. A hand carved wooden face mask of an ovoid form most likley used for entertainment. The mask depicts a rather

Native American, Pacific Northwest, Kwakwaka'wakw people (Kwakiutl), ca. 1966 CE. A charming sun mask, carved from wood. This is a very well-done reproduction of a museum piece, made by Lelooska. The

ASIAN (20TH CENTURY) Painted, hand carved wood face mask 11" x 8"

Africa, Tanzania or Mozambique, late 19th / early 20th century CE. This is a naturalistic carved wood mask with smooth naturalistic features, drilled pupils and an applied hair moustache. It has been

Africa, Nigeria, Ibibio (Anang), ca. mid 20th century CE. A naturalistic carved face mask surmounted by a superstructure with snakes curved around a horned animal head holding a plaque in place. Size:

**Originally Listed At $400** Africa, Nigeria, Anang Ibibio, ca. mid 20th century CE. A striking face mask with a fascinating superstructure comprised of a squatting man holding an extremely long and

Ca. first half 20thC. Very good condition overall with no apparent repairs. Carved and painted wood, heart shaped face with drill hole decoration. Very good, with age-appropriate wear, and wood losses

Ca. early 20thC. Very good original condition throughout. Just mask measures approx. 13" high. Previously sold at Bonhams 2007 Gelbard Collection auction sale, lot number 2565. Purchased from The Cobb

Africa, Nigeria, Ogoni, ca. 1950 CE. A hand-carved and painted face mask featuring a dramatic human face with a tri-lobed, somewhat horn-like coiffure, a tall projection (perhaps a reference to the ya

Ca. first half 20thC. Striking design in a large size. Very good with age appropriate wear, having no major breaks, losses or repairs. This item(s) is used, and will show multiple areas of age appropr