"Negrito Colmilludo" (tusked little black one) mask.
Oaxaca, Mexico. 20th century.
wood, oil paint, (7.75” h. x 5.2” w. x 4” d.)
Provenance: from the Katharyn and Gordon Rayner Collection of Mexican Masks, Canada. Purchased from the collection of Jaled Muyaes, Mexico City, c.1990.
In the Fall of 2023 this mask was included in an exhibition at the Mexican embassy in Otttawa, Canada.

Unknown artist. Jacmel, Haiti.
Painted papier maché (21 1/2" h. x 20" w. x 8 1/2” d.) c. 1996.
Ex. collection of Rudi Stern.

Unknown artist. Jacmel, Haiti.
Painted papier maché and cow-horn (24 1/2" h. x 22 1/2” w. x 11” d.) c. 1989.
Ex. collection of Rudi Stern.

Note: this is a vintage piece collected over thirty years ago, and displayed by the collector.  Some wear and chipping of paint is to be expected.

Unknown artist - Michoacan, Mexico,
mid-20th century
wood, oil lacquer paint
(8" H x 6.25" W x 3.25" D. )

Unknown artist. Jacmel, Haiti.
Painted papier maché and cow-horn (17" h. x 19" w. x 12" d.) c. 1986.
Ex. collection of Rudi Stern.

Note: this is a vintage piece collected over thirty years ago, and displayed by the collector.  Some wear and chipping of paint is to be expected.

Pastorela dance, Michoacan, Mexico,
mid-20th cent.
Wood painted with oil paints
5" w. x 4" d. x 9 3/4" h.)

Carnaval - Carpinteros, Hidalgo, Mexico, c. 1990's
wood, oil paint, (6" w. x 5 1/4" d. x 7 1/4" h.)

Provenance:  Acquired 2010 from collection in Oaxaca, Mexico.

Pascola dance - Yaqui or Mayo people, Sonora, Mexico,
c. 1990's
wood,  oil paint, horse hair.
(8 1/2" h. x 6 1/4” w. x 5 1/2”d., not including horse hair).

Nepal, late 20th cent.
Decorative wood mask,  partly painted.
(11” d. x 6 1/2” w.  x 5 1/2” d.)