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A World of Masks
A Collection of Masks from Africa, Asia, the Americas and the Pacific.
Devil Mask (#hmsk-07)
Anonymous artist (Jacmel, Haiti)
Papier Maché
(20" h. x 22 1/2" w. x 16" d.)
c. 2004
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Fall is a season of transition and transformation. In the spirit of Halloween and Los Dias de los Muertos, the Days of the Dead, Indigo Arts presents a collection of masks from Africa, Asia, the Americas and the Pacific. The exhibit includes dance, festival and ritual masks from many countries, including Bolivia, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Congo, Gabon, Haiti, India, Indonesia, Ivory Coast, Mali, Mexico, Nepal, New Guinea and Nigeria.
The exhibit opened on October 8th, 2009, and continues through November.
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Bamum Mask (#afm76)
Bamum people, Cameroon
wood w/ mineral pigments
(19 1/4" h. x 9 1/4" w. x 9 3/4" d.)
$1200 (w/ custom stand) |
Leather Tigre Mask (#mxm075)
Acatlan, Guerrero, Mexico,
c. 1980's.
Leather w/ oil paint, mirrors
(9" w. x 7" d. x 14" h.)
$775 incl. custom steel stand |
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Kuntur - Condor Mask (#blm04)
Dance of Diablada
Bolivia, late-20th cent.
Unpainted tin from recycled alcohol cans
11" w. x 14" d. x 15 1/2" h.)
The condor has always been a symbol of great power as the master of the sky (though it is more a reminder of past glory of the Andean culture, as they are now rarely seen ). The condor attacking and winning over the bull is the image re-enacted frequently.
$225 |
Yoruba Gelede Mask (#afm75)
Yoruba people, Nigeria
wood w/ oil paint, nails
(15" h. x 9" w. x 13" d.)
$1200 (w/ custom stand) |
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Viejo Mask (#mxm078)
Uruapan, Michoacan, Mexico,
c. 1990
lacquer, wood, animal teeth
(6 3/4" w. x 5" d. x 7 1/2" h.)
$375 |
Lega Bwami Mask (#afm-52)
Lega people, Dem. Rep. Congo
wood w/ kaolin, mineral pigments
(14"h. x 10"w. x 4 1/2"d.)
$575 |
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Shaman's Mask (#npm31)
Nepal, early 20th cent.
Wood ,natural pigments, animal hair
(8 1/4" h. x 6" w. x 2" d.)
$235 |
Tiger Mask (#hmsk-16)
Didier Civile (Jacmel, Haiti)
Papier Maché
(11" h. x 9 1/2" w. x 9 1/2" d.)
c.2007
$88 |
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Igbo Mask (#afm56)
Igbo people, Nigeria
wood w/ kaolin & other pigments
(12 1/2"h.x 7 1/2"w. x 5 1/2"d.)
$475 |
Oso - Bear Mask (#blm02)
Dance of Diablada
Bolivia, late-20th cent.
Unpainted tin from recycled alcohol cans
(14 1/2" w. x 12" d. x 15" h.)
According to myth there was once an Andean bear. The origin of the mask could be credited to both the indigenous people, europeans or even the Chinese. The bear appears as a figure in many of the street dances, including the Carnaval and Gran Poder during summer solstice. the entire costume has an aura of humor as then participants must wear a body suit made of fake fur to make themselves look beasty.
$225 |
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Chivo Mask (#mxm085)
Carnaval de Chivos - San Bartolo, Hidalgo, Mexico,
c. 1990's
wood, oil paint, goat horn, Horse hair, ribbon, steel wire
(9" w. x 5" d. x 18" h.)
$265 |
Huichol Yarn Mask (#hcm072)
by Luis Carrillo Felix, Huichol people, Nayarit, Mexico, c. 2005
Yarn pressed into beeswax on wood mask
(5 3/4" w. x 1" d. x 8 3/4" h.)
$135 |
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Yam Mask (#yam07)
Abelam people, Abelam area, Papua New Guinea, late 20th cent.
Woven fiber, organic pigments
(19 1/2" h. x 10 3/4" w. x 6" d.)
$225 |
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