Vintage Hand-Carved Indonesian Theater Mask, Teak, 1975-1980
Located in New York, NY
A vintage theater mask from Bali, Indonesia, circa 1975-1980. Polychromed hand-carved teak, mounted on a black metal stand. This type of mask is used at Indonesian Topeng or Mas...
Teak
Vintage Balinese Theater Mask, Hand-Carved Teak, Polychrome, 1975-80
Located in New York, NY
A vintage theater mask from Bali, Indonesia, circa 1975-1980. Polychromed hand-carved teak, mounted on a black metal stand. This type of mask is used at Indonesian Topeng or Mas...
Teak
Vintage Hand-Carved Indonesian Theater Mask, Teak, 1975-1980
Located in New York, NY
A vintage theater mask from Bali, Indonesia, circa 1975-1980. Polychromed hand-carved teak, mounted on a black metal stand. This type of mask is used at Indonesian Topeng or Mas...
Teak
Konso Hand-Carved Wood Statue, Early 20th Century, Ethiopia
Located in New York, NY
A vintage Waaga figure of a pregnant woman, hand-carved in light wood. Konso village, Ethiopia, Early 20th century. These anthropomorphic statues are traditionally carved from den...
Bone, Wood
Dayak "Man and Child" Ironwood Sculpture, Early 20th Century
Located in New York, NY
A hand-carved effigy of mother and child from the Dayak tribe in Borneo, mounted on a black metal stand. Ancestral figures were important in Dayak culture as a means of spiritual p...
Hardwood
Hand Carved Mango Wood Cone Sculpture, Ethiopia, Tribal, 1960
Located in New York, NY
A single piece of solid mango wood, hand carved into a standing cone, circa 1960. Use it as door stoppers, or in a group for an eye-catching accent in any rustic or eclectic decor, i...
Wood
Carved Wooden Traditional Mask from Timor Island, Indonesia, circa 1970s
Located in London, GB
Timor Island sculpted wooden traditional mask (circa 1970s) on contemporary metal stand. This is a traditional mask of a figure with male facial features and two holes as eyes and another for the mouth with a handle below the face. The island of Timor gave rise to a distinctive practice of creating traditional masks whose precise origins and significance remain uncertain. Portraying both male and female ancestors, they were held by men during dances and other ceremonies, including celebrations of victory in war. Carved sculptures and masks are specific to rural villages. Here the practice of animism, or nature-worship, is incorporated with the carving of ancestral statues and masks, which have a ritualistic function. Some occasions that call for these ceremonies may include asking for successful crop planting, for prosperity, for good weather...
Wood
Mid-20th Century Hand-Carved Balinese Mask, Metal and Wood, 1950
Located in Bruxelles, BE
Indonesian mask carved from wood and decorated with polychrome pigments, attributed to Bali and associated with the traditional Topeng dance theatre, probably dating from the 20th ce...
Metal
Mid-20th Century Hand-Carved Balinese Mask, Metal and Wood, 1950
Located in Bruxelles, BE
Indonesian mask carved from wood and decorated with polychrome pigments, attributed to Bali and associated with the traditional Topeng dance theatre, probably dating from the 20th ce...
Metal
20th Century Hand-Carved Wood Javanese ‘Wayang Topeng’ Theatre Mask, Indonesia
Located in Jimbaran, Bali
This early 20th century ‘Wayang topeng’ mask was used in Javanese masked dance performances. This mask features a black and green polychrome finish on its ...
Wood
Mid-20th Century Hand-Carved Balinese Mask, Metal and Wood, 1950
Located in Bruxelles, BE
Indonesian mask carved from wood and decorated with polychrome pigments, attributed to Bali and associated with the traditional Topeng dance theatre, probably dating from the 20th ce...
Metal
Lega Tribal Mask, Hand-Carved Wood with Kaolin, Congo, 1950s Design
Located in Ljubljana, SI
This old mask has a custom made stand and was used in initiation ceremonies. Lega masks always have special facial shapes. It is from one piece of wood cut and has beautiful geometri...
Kaolin, Hardwood
