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Period: 1950s
African Katanda Mask – Lega Tribe, DR Congo – Mid 20th Century
African Katanda Mask – Lega Tribe, DR Congo – Mid 20th Century

African Katanda Mask – Lega Tribe, DR Congo – Mid 20th Century

Located in Ljubljana, SI

Bring a piece of African heritage into your space with this authentic vintage Katanda mask from the Lega people of DR Congo. Hand-carved in the mid-20th century, this tribal mask is ...

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Congolese Tribal Vintage 1950s Masks

Materials

Hardwood

Lega Tribal Mask, Hand-Carved Wood with Kaolin, Congo, 1950s Design
Lega Tribal Mask, Hand-Carved Wood with Kaolin, Congo, 1950s Design

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...

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Congolese Tribal Vintage 1950s Masks

Materials

Kaolin, Hardwood

Chokwe Mask – Mid 20th Century – Angola – African Tribal Art
Chokwe Mask – Mid 20th Century – Angola – African Tribal Art

Chokwe Mask – Mid 20th Century – Angola – African Tribal Art

Located in Ljubljana, SI

Bring home a piece of ancestral heritage with this authentic Chokwe mask from Angola, crafted in the mid-20th century. Rooted in deep cultural tradition, Chokwe masks were once used ...

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Angolan Tribal Vintage 1950s Masks

Materials

Hardwood

Antique Mexican Hand-Carved Wooden Mask
Antique Mexican Hand-Carved Wooden Mask

Antique Mexican Hand-Carved Wooden Mask

Located in Mexico City, CDMX

Traditional Mexican mask hand-carved from wood, embodying the symbolic strength and expressive power of folk art. Its skull-like face, with hollowed eyes and a fixed, subtle grin, ev...

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Mexican Folk Art Vintage 1950s Masks

Materials

Wood

Collection of Worldwide Traveler's Hand Carved Folk Art Masks
Collection of Worldwide Traveler's Hand Carved Folk Art Masks

Collection of Worldwide Traveler's Hand Carved Folk Art Masks

Located in Atlanta, GA

Collection of worldwide traveler's hand carved folk art masks, circa 1940s - 1970s, possibly earlier. We purchased the estate of an Atlanta Coca Cola executive, who traveled the worl...

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Balinese Folk Art Vintage 1950s Masks

Materials

Wood

Collection of Handmade Mexican Folk Art Masks
Collection of Handmade Mexican Folk Art Masks

Collection of Handmade Mexican Folk Art Masks

Located in Atlanta, GA

Collection of Handmade Mexican Folk Art Tin Masks, Mexican, circa 1950s. Each mask is unique and extremely detailed. The largest mask measures 21"...

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Mexican Folk Art Vintage 1950s Masks

Materials

Copper, Tin

Masque cimier Ekoi Ejagham ancien, Nigeria
Masque cimier Ekoi Ejagham ancien, Nigeria

Masque cimier Ekoi Ejagham ancien, Nigeria

Located in AIGNAN, FR

Remarquable tête de masque cimier africain attribuée à la culture Ekoi (Ejagham), originaire de la région de Cross River, à la frontière du Nigeria et du Cameroun. Cette sculpture p...

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Vintage 1950s Masks

Materials

Animal Skin

Collection of Japanese and Chinese Masks
Collection of Japanese and Chinese Masks

Collection of Japanese and Chinese Masks

Located in Atlanta, GA

Collection of eight Japanese and Chinese masks, circa 1950s or earlier. These were recently purchased from the Manhattan estate of a Japanese man who travel...

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Japanese Chinoiserie Vintage 1950s Masks

Materials

Metal

Dan Mask from Ivory Coast, Africa, 1950
Dan Mask from Ivory Coast, Africa, 1950

Dan Mask from Ivory Coast, Africa, 1950

Located in Buffalo, NY

Dan Mask from Ivory Coast, Africa,, MID 20TH CENTURY.. gREAT COLOR / PATINA..

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Ivorian Tribal Vintage 1950s Masks

Materials

Wood

Striking Pair of Idoma Masks, Probably Okpoto, Nigeria, on Custom Stands
Striking Pair of Idoma Masks, Probably Okpoto, Nigeria, on Custom Stands

Striking Pair of Idoma Masks, Probably Okpoto, Nigeria, on Custom Stands

Located in Bruxelles, BE

Pair of African masks carved from wood, attributed to the Idoma people, probably the Okpoto group of the Benue Valley region in Nigeria. Each mask features an elongated oval face st...

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Nigerian Arts and Crafts Vintage 1950s Masks

Materials

Wood

African Tribal Ram Mask
African Tribal Ram Mask

African Tribal Ram Mask

Located in Savannah, GA

An antique African tribal ram mask. 13 ½ inches wide by 4 ½ inches deep by 12 inches tall

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Vintage 1950s Masks

Materials

Wood

Geisha Wig & Nô Theater 2 Mask
Geisha Wig & Nô Theater 2 Mask

Geisha Wig & Nô Theater 2 Mask

Located in Paris, FR

Mask Geisha Wig & Nô Theater 2, with real natural hair Geisha wig on head model and with Nô Theater natural wood mask. Base: 28,5x26,3cm.

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Japanese Vintage 1950s Masks

Materials

Wood

1950s Catrin "Dandy" Mask, Tlaxcala, Mexico
1950s Catrin "Dandy" Mask, Tlaxcala, Mexico

1950s Catrin "Dandy" Mask, Tlaxcala, Mexico

Located in Point Richmond, CA

Catrin (Dandy) mask Nahua people, Tlaxcala, Mexico Wood, gesso, paint 1950s-1960s Measures: 7? (17.8 cm) high, 6.5? (16.5 cm) wide, 5? (12.7 cm) deep This mask is called the C...

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Mexican Folk Art Vintage 1950s Masks

Materials

Wood, Paint

Mid-Century Teak Mask with Stand
Mid-Century Teak Mask with Stand

Mid-Century Teak Mask with Stand

$1,627Sale Price|20% Off

Mid-Century Teak Mask with Stand

Located in PARIS, FR

Rare teak mask, mid-century.

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Vintage 1950s Masks

Materials

Teak

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Early 20th Century Hand-Carved Wood Tribal Mask from Atoni Tribe Timor
Early 20th Century Hand-Carved Wood Tribal Mask from Atoni Tribe Timor

Early 20th Century Hand-Carved Wood Tribal Mask from Atoni Tribe Timor

Located in Jimbaran, Bali

This very flat mask originates from the Atoni people of Timor, featuring two very small eye holes. For the Timorese people masks portray both male and female ancestors, worn by warri...

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Indonesian Other 1950s Masks

Materials

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Willi Huggler Brutalist Style Carved Wood Mask
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Willi Huggler Brutalist Style Carved Wood Mask

By Willi Huggler

Located in Bridgeport, CT

Carved grotesque wood mask with pierced eyes, very hooked nose, cigar between very crooked bone teeth. Label on verso reads, “Willi Huggler (Swiss, 1925...

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Beninese 1950s Masks

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Kumba Karna Masks, Wood, Tribal Folk Art, Indonesian, Mid-20th Century
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Located in Roma, IT

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Carnival of Venice Vintage Hanging Tiles, Hand-Painted, 20th Century
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Located in Delray Beach, FL

Set of four hand made and painted tiles professionally framed it wood frame , depicting caricatures from The Carnival of Venice. Which is annual festival held in Venice, Italy. The festival is world-famous for its elaborate masks. The celebration takes place over ten days in which people dress up and take part in organized parades or simple processions on the street. The costumes are seventeenth-century Venetian dresses.

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Italian 1950s Masks

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Mid 20th Century Hand Carved African Fertility Mask, Akan People
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Mid 20th Century Hand Carved African Fertility Mask, Akan People

Located in Ottawa, Ontario

A very decorative fertility mask by the Baule tribe, associated with the Akan people who live both in Ghana and in the Ivory Coast. The sides with three...

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Mexican Folk Art Horned Mask Wall Decor Circa 1900s
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Mexican Folk Art Horned Mask Wall Decor Circa 1900s

Located in Tampa, FL

Captivating Mexican folk art horned mask dating from the early 1900s. Hand carved and hand painted with expressive detail, this mask reflects the vibrant spirit and ceremonial tradit...

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Materials

Wood

Vintage 1960s Mexican Folk Art Papier-Mâché Sun Wall Sculpture
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Located in Delray Beach, FL

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Materials

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Located in Pasadena, TX

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African Songye Luba Congo Bwadi Bwa Kifwebe Wood Carved Ceremonial Dance Mask
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Vintage Lega - Kwele Mask from Congo Africa, 1970s

Vintage Lega - Kwele Mask from Congo Africa, 1970s

Located in Esbjerg, DK

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Located in Bochum, NRW

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Songye Kifwebe Mask – Hand-Carved – DR Congo – Tribal African Art
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Ngil mask Fang tribe Gabon
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H 18.9 in W 10.63 in D 11.03 in

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Located in Diest, BE

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Gabonese Folk Art Vintage 1950s Masks

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H 53.55 in W 17.72 in D 8.67 in

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Located in Diest, BE

Elephants are often associated with political power in the highly stratified kingdoms of the Cameroon grasslands. Because imported beads were historically rare and costly, beadwork i...

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Cameroonian Vintage 1950s Masks

Materials

Korhogo Cloth, Natural Fiber, Raffia, Beads

Vintage Fencing Mask
Vintage Fencing Mask

Vintage Fencing Mask

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H 11 in W 8 in D 9.5 in

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Located in Los Angeles, CA

Vintage fencing mask with black trim.

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American Vintage 1950s Masks

Materials

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Kpélié Mask, Sénoufo population, Ivory Coast, 1950
Kpélié Mask, Sénoufo population, Ivory Coast, 1950

Kpélié Mask, Sénoufo population, Ivory Coast, 1950

Located in Paris, FR

The Senoufo people inhabit areas spanning southern Mali, southern Burkina Faso, and northern Côte d'Ivoire. They are organized around the poro, a male initiation system where young boys learn their social and religious roles in sacred woods, away from the village. Initiation ceremonies can last up to twenty-one years, and ritual objects are carved by specialized artisans. The Kpélié mask...

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Located in Fukuoka, JP

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Located in Atlanta, GA

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Mid-20th Century African Male Enlightenment Mask

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Located in London, GB

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Midcentury African Kpelie Mask Senufo Tribe Ivory Cost with a Calao Bird, 1950
Midcentury African Kpelie Mask Senufo Tribe Ivory Cost with a Calao Bird, 1950

Midcentury African Kpelie Mask Senufo Tribe Ivory Cost with a Calao Bird, 1950

Located in Berlin, DE

This midcentury carved African mask from the Senufo Tribe of the ivory cost is called Kpelie and has got a Calao Bird, it is made in the 1950s. The mask is carved out of hard brown ...

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Ivorian Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Masks

Materials

Hardwood

Decorative Carved Primitive African Tribal Mask Sculpture
Decorative Carved Primitive African Tribal Mask Sculpture

Decorative Carved Primitive African Tribal Mask Sculpture

Located in West Hartford, CT

Magnificent Ghana, Africa carved Primitive tribal mask hanging sculpture. All original and part of a collector's collection of rarer pieces from the middle of the 20th century.

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Ghanaian Vintage 1950s Masks

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Wood

Mid-20th Century Folk Art Root Carving of a Beast
Mid-20th Century Folk Art Root Carving of a Beast

Mid-20th Century Folk Art Root Carving of a Beast

Located in London, GB

Item: Mid-20th century Folk Art root carving of a beast We are proud to offer a highly unique and decorative Folk Art carving of a “Dog” or form...

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German Folk Art Vintage 1950s Masks

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Wood

The Sultan c.1950
The Sultan c.1950

The Sultan c.1950

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H 17 in W 16 in D 13 in

The Sultan c.1950

Located in London, GB

Vintage Papier Mache Sultan Theatre Head For sale in this LOT is a wonderfully charming and well used theatre Papier Mache head in the form of a sultan. The item dates from 1950 we ...

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Paper