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masks

Negrito Colmilludos Mask from Oaxaca
SKU: MXM-170-16

"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.

$450

Leon (Lion) Mask (#gtm009)
SKU: GTM-009

mid-20th cent.
Wood painted with oil paints
(7 1/2" w. x 5" d. x 8 1/4" h.)

$450

Frog - Carnival mask
SKU: HMSK-59

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.

$450

"Djab" Carnival Mask
SKU: HMSK-68

Unknown artist. Jacmel, Haiti.
Painted papier maché and cow-horn (19 1/2" h. x 15 1/2” w. x9 1/2” 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.

$450

Tricolor Mask with Beard
SKU: MXM-170-2

Veracruz, Mexico. 20th century. wood, oil paint, animal hair (8.5” h. x. 6.75” w. x 4” d., 15” h. w. bead).  
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.

$450

Makua Mask
SKU: AFM-107

Miniature mask - Makua people, Tanzania.
wood w/ organic pigments, with custom steel stand.
7" h. x 5" w. (18 x 13 cm)

$450

Gigante head with a mustache
SKU: GTS-01

Head for Danza de los Gigantes. Antigua region, Highland Guatemala, late 20th cent.
Wood painted with oil paints
(13 1/4” h. x 4 1/4” w. x 4 1/2” d.)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c0X3wZyz4fo

$450

One-horned "Djab" carnival mask
SKU: HMSK-63

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.

$425

Carnaval Mask with Mustache
SKU: MXM-115

State undetermined, Mexico. 20th century.
wood, oil paint (8" x 6.5” 5.5”)
From private collection

$425

Moor Mask (#mxm094)
SKU: mxm-094

Dance of Moros y Cristianos (the Moors and Christians) - Veracruz, Mexico,
mid-20th century
wood, oil paint,
(6 1/2" w. x 8 1/2" d. x 8 1/4" h.)

Provenance:  Acquired 2010 from collection in Oaxaca, Mexico.

$375

Man with a Moustache - Mask
SKU: MXM-155

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

$375

SKU: HMSK-69

Unknown artist. Jacmel, Haiti.
Painted papier maché and cow-horn (18" h. x 19" w. x 14 1/2" 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.

10% off

$395 $355.50

"Djab" or "Bossou" Carnival Mask
SKU: HMSK-64

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.

10% off

$395 $355.50

Red "Djab" Carnival Mask
SKU: HMSK-65

Unknown artist. Jacmel, Haiti.
Painted papier maché and cow-horn (20" h. x 16" w. x 12" 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.

10% off

$395 $355.50

Untitled (Headdress 2) - Ollie Cox (Abingdon, Virginia)
SKU: OCX-1110

Ollie Cox (Abingdon, Virginia),
Acrylic on cardboard.  Framed.
(13 1/4" x 11"), 2001

$350

Michoacan Viejo mask
SKU: mxm-042

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

$350

Nepali Mask
SKU: NPM-034

Nepal, Tharu region of southern Nepal,  mid 20th cent.
Polychrome wood mask.
(9 3/4" h. x 9 1/2" w. x 4" d.)

Provenance:  private collection, collected c.1970's.

$325

Moor Mask (#mxm090)
SKU: MXM-090

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.

$325

Yaqui or Mayo "Pascola" Mask from Sonora
SKU: MXM-148

Pascola dance - Yaqui or Mayo people, Sonora, Mexico,
c. 1990's
wood,  oil paint, horse hair.
(9 1/2" h. x 5 1/2” w. x 3 3/4” d., not including horse hair).

$275

Nepali Wolf Mask
SKU: NPM-033

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

$275