Honestly I assumed that the masks mounted on the board were done by the same artisan, at roughly the same time... it didn't occur to me that they...
can u provide sizes of the masks themselves... without pegs or feathers..
...the feathers is unusual to me....but they do look original to the masks...... that and the close up of the wood carvings is making me think the...
...tag AJ. No idea on origin but agree it’s a collection of primitive masks/faces. I see African (Bantu? Ashanti?)Mesoamerican, Greek/Roman, one...
I see what you’re saying on that one.
I think masks/faces in different styles, the one on the right looks Maya to me.
It could actually be from Guatemala. Those distinctive upper and lower eyelashes are commonly a feature of masks from there.
...of Hawai’i Press, 1996. [ATTACH] [ATTACH] More information on such masks, and references, here - https://encyclocraftsapr.com/mask-making/
Thanks AJ-does 'Mees' mean 'Titmouse' in English perhaps ? Apparently 'Mees' means 'Man' in Estonian. I'll start looking at Nepalese Shaman's Masks.
It reminds me of Shamanic masks from Nepal. No idea about the writing though. Mees is a Dutch word.:playful:
...thing i've found online are the Torres Strait Islands turtle shell masks but there's too many differences from mine. Thanks for the help....
Really appreciate your information, thank you!
...is that Jelliff’s furniture was more sumptuous, often using masks on the arms of his sofas and chairs. His shop also made mid-level chairs...
[ATTACH] 9,000 yr old stone masks from Judea -
popular for many types of masks..
Thanks so much 2Many-A wealth of info ! I notice some Guatemalan Masks have this 3 string over the head system- [ATTACH]
These masks portray Tecún Umán (ca. 1500–1524), "one of the last rulers of the independent K’iche’ Maya kingdom, remembered for his resistance...
Maybe make it a happier and more interesting activity.
Maybe not use it for gardening but tie little Japanese porcelain masks and trinkets to it?:) It probably only works if you do it for New Year.
And when out, we're beginning to see more people wearing masks again due to a bit of an uptik in this new variant of covid..............
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