Was also thinking ‘island vibe’ and maybe Fiji and also looked at Tiki masks.But didn’t see similar with that additional detail.
...a specific figure (Tecun Uman, as some sellers with fairly similar masks say?) and/or if this is 90s vintage (as some sellers describe similar...
Interesting that you say that, because the item was found in the Montreal area, right in the heart of Mohawk/Iroquois country
I've seen it on old Iroquois masks......
I've rented wall plaques, masks and a totem pole....
...front looks 'antiqued', so it probably wasn't used. Most Balinese masks were never used. Something on the frog dance:...
Such masks seem to be primarily decorative, representing Nandi the bull, the mount of the Hindu god Shiva -...
Welcome, @alando. Your masks are most probably from Papua New Guinea, and are based on styles from the Sepik River region such as the examples...
Hi, I bought two masks from the fleet market but do not know the origin. Please help me with any t[ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] tips. 18.11...
...in Nairobi, Kenya in 2007 together with other African objects and masks. The statuette is made of heavy red wood and is 25 cm high and without...
...Given that clue, they are probably referencing ancient Greek theater masks such as these - [ATTACH]...
Okay thank you. At least it's not made with power tools. Yeas. He's real handsome isn't he? :smug:
...by rocking-walking a flat chisel. The style of the second pair of masks is very characteristic of masks made for the tourist market in Kenya....
Picked these three up. The tooling in the back of them is very similar so I reckon they were created in the same place. What sort of tool would...
There is that, of course.;)
...note-I did get to study some fascinating pics of Nepali Shaman's masks & like many of the more esoteric & less commercial tribal items-the...
That rules out Nepali Shaman's masks. I'm thinking decorative now. Exactly. It would have helped us greatly to know it is clay, and therefore not...
Clay and the size is about 8x6 inches
Reverse of original poster's mask - [IMG] Here are 2 masks that show the growth rings of what appears to be a type of Fomes fomentarius (bracket...
...were mixed in, and likewise it influenced Himalayan Buddhism. Tamang masks are often carved from a wood fungus, which is the look yours has....
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