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Cast bronze, with openings and porosity to original casting. Raffia showing good age; open at seams (separating from bronze) and slightly tattered at outer edge. Rare to find examples with raffia intact. Probably late 19th or very early 20th century. From Wiley collection, gathered in the 1920s. From bottom of raffia to top of ears, 9" high; 20" long from tip of trunk to back of head.

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Beautiful African Masks for sale here

Added on: Mar 31, 2003 | Hits: 39901

Over 200 authentic African tribal masks, sculptures, statues and bronzes collected by Yuri and Ilya Raskin ; "My name is Yuri Raskin. Together with my son, Dr. Ilya Raskin, I have been collecting African tribal art for 25 years. Educated in linguistics, geography and art history, I devote most of my time to building my own art collections and to introducing others to the wonderful world of Tribal art "

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Photos and a litlle text

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These masks all were brought to the United States by a group of dancers from the island of Java in Indonesia

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Venice s.n.c. - San Marco 1278 - 30122 Venezia - Italy

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"Got No Strings" an exhibition of 32 Giant Puppets created from the musical productions of Bits 'N Pieces Theatre, America's Giant Puppet Company. Holli Rubin, Artistic Director

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The Dan Tribe and sub Tribe Guere, Yacouba live in Western Ivory coast and Liberia. They are people from the rainforest. Their Art is dark, primitive and as beautiful as their Forest. They are happy people and dance at any occasion. Masked dancers, dance often on stilts. The round eyes are male masks, the thin eyes are female massks. The Masks can be male or female, but women never dance with masks.

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Nepal is a country at the crossroads between India and Tibet and thus the forms of worship found there contain elements of Indian Vedic and Tantric Hinduism as well as Tibetan Buddhism and Tibetan Bon (animism). The diminutive Nepalese "masks" shown here are small papier mache hangings meant to be placed on walls, especially above or beside doors and windows, to invoke the aid of popular Hindu deities. In the style typical of Tibetan and Nepalese tantric hagiography, they are all wearing elaborate pointed crowns and displaying their open third eyes.

Added on: Feb 03, 2001 | Hits: 43106

Masks and items for carnival

Added on: Feb 09, 2001 | Hits: 48688