Melanesian Polychrome Carved Wood Mask, New Britain (? ), 19th century, the hollow oval form with pronounced heart-shape nose and brow line, the eyes and mouth pierced, remnant wood and fiber headdress and beard, with black and blue pigments on a white kaolin ground, (damage), ht. 10 1/2 in. Provenance: Purchased at the Curio Shop, 29 Castlereagh St., Sydney, Australia, 1937.
Auctioneer:
Skinner
Date:
2005-09-10
Melanesian Polychrome Carved Wood Mask, New Ireland, c. late 19th century, the highly stylized form with pierced mouth, pointed teeth, large protruding tongue, hooked nose, Read more…
Auctioneer:
Skinner
Date:
2005-09-10
Melanesian Polychrome Carved Wood and Fiber Mask, New Ireland, 19th century, the hollow and pierced form with highly stylized features, probably had operculum eyes at Read more…
Auctioneer:
Skinner
Date:
2005-09-10
Melanesian Polychrome Carved Wood Female Figure, Admiralty Islands, c. first quarter 20th century, the standing form with slightly bent knees, arms away from the sides, Read more…
Auctioneer:
Skinner
Date:
2007-09-23
Melanesian Polychromed Carved Wood Mask, New Ireland, c. late 19th/early 20th century, highly stylized form with two wing-like projections from the side of the head, Read more…
Auctioneer:
Skinner
Date:
2005-09-10
Melanesian Polychrome Carved Wood Bird, a stylized frigate bird with white, red, and black pigment, lg. 14 1/2 in. Read more…
Auctioneer:
Skinner
Date:
2007-10-19
Northwest Polychrome Carved Wood Mask, carved by Tom Patterson, NuChalnulth, representing a raven to sun transformation mask, with twisted cedar bark trim, painted black, red, Read more…
Auctioneer:
Skinner
Date:
2011-09-24
African Polychrome Carved Wood Mask, Bobo, a plank-style mask with stylized horns at the back of the head and a small bird on the top, Read more…
Auctioneer:
Skinner
Date:
2011-01-15
African Polychrome Carved Wood Mask, Yoruba, Egungun, an ancestor mask in the form of a head with stylized ears, abstract animal attached at the back, Read more…
Auctioneer:
Skinner
Date:
2009-09-26
Inuit Polychrome Carved Wood Mask, c. early 20th century, the hollowed oval form pierced at the mouth and eyes, red-brown with black and red details, Read more…
Auctioneer:
Skinner
Date:
2006-05-13
Northwest Coast Polychrome Carved Wood Mask, Nootka, c. late 19th century, large cedar form with articulated lower jaw, eyes, and lattice crown, with bold features Read more…
Auctioneer:
Skinner
Date:
2005-09-10
