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African Masks

Masks are as extraordinarily varied in appearance as they are in function or fundamental meaning. Many masks are primarily associated with ceremonies that have religious and social significance or are concerned with funerary customs, fertility rites, or curing sickness. Other masks are used on festive occasions or to portray characters in a dramatic performance and in re-enactments of mythological events.
 
Old Baule Monkey Mask
Old Baule Monkey Mask

From Ivory Coast -
Hunters Safety Mask

Price: $1,500.00
Rare African Lele Mask
Rare African Lele Mask

From old Zaire -
stunning mask - circa 1920

Price: $1,250.00
African Cameroon Mask With Dredlocks
African Chokwe Mask

From Angola -
Chokwe Mask of 1930's

Price: $750.00
     
African Bete Mask
African Bete Mask

From Ivory Coast -
Chases the evil spirt away!

Price: $750.00
Old Punu Mask
Old Punu Mask

From Gabon -
All Punu masks are female

Price: $750.00
Old Marka Mask
Old Marka Mask

From Mali -
Beautiful old piece

Price: $750.00
   

 

Shield Style  African Baule Mask
Shield Style African Baule Mask

Different Style Mask From Ivory Coast

Price: $295.00
African Cameroon Mask With Dredlocks
African Baule Mask

Beautiful Older Mask From
Ivory Coast

Price: $255.00
African Extra Large African Mask From Cameroon
Extra Large African Mask From Cameroon

Beautiful XLarge Beaded Mask From Cameroon

Price: $379.00
     
Long Hair Dan Mask With Bells
Long Hair Dan Mask With Bells

Wonderful Dan mask with long hair & bells.

Price: $255.00
Long Hair Dan Mask With Cowry Shells
Long Hair Dan Mask
With Cowry Shells

Wonderful Dan mask with long hair & cowry shells.

Price: $255.00
Lovely Baule Mask
Lovely Baule Mask

Lovely Mask From Ivory Coast

Price: $255.00
     
dan mask
Long Hair Dan Mask

Wonderful Dan mask
with long hair

Price: $255.00
dan mask
Unusual African Baule Mask

Nice long Mask From Ivory Coast

Price: $255.00
dan mask
Handsome Dan Mask From
Ivory Coast

Dan mask with beautiful long hair and beard.

Price: $225.00
     
African Tikar Mask With Copper
African Tikar Mask With Copper

Beautiful Tikar Mask From Cameroon

Price: $175.00
Dan Mask With Short Hair
Dan Mask With Short Hair

Wonderful Dan mask
with short hair

Price: $155.00
African Chokwe Pwo Mask
African Chokwe Pwo Mask
From Angola -
Chokwe Pwo Mask
Sold
     
African Cameroon Mask With Dredlocks
African Cameroon Mask
With Dredlocks

Beautiful Mask From Cameroon

Price: $155.00
dan mask
Dan Mask From
Ivory Coast
Dan mask with cowry shells

Price: $155.00
tikar mask
African Tikar Mask

Beautiful Tikar Mask From Cameroon

Price: $155.00
     
senufo mask
Senufo Mask

African Senufo Mask
The Twins

Price: $155.00
senufo mask
Senufo Mask

Beautiful Senufo Mask from Africa

Price: $155.00
puno mask
African Puno Mask

Puno Maiden Mask

Price: $155.00
     
puno mask
African Puno Mask
Puno Maiden Spirit Mask

SOLD

hand-painted buddha mask
Hand Painted "Survivor"
Buddha Mask

2 Sizes To Choose From

Price: $24 - $29

dewi sita mask
Dewi Sita Mask

Interesting Mask

Price: $24.95
     
batik mask
Unique & Beautiful Batik Masks in 2 Sizes


Price: $30.00-$45.00
batik theater mask
Dramatic Batik Theater Masks


Price: $28.00
batik theater mask
Makonde Masks From Tanzania


Price: $29.00
     

Brown Buddha Mask

Traditional Buddha Mask

Price: $29.00

Safari Cheetah Mask From Kenya in 2 sizes


Price: $27.95-$37.95

Safari Baby Giraffe Mask


Price: $27.95
     
african animal mask
Giraffe & Zebra Masks

2 sizes available

Price: $17.95-$24.95
 
 

AFRICAN MASKS
African masks are typically carved from wood. Before the tree is cut down, the carver purifies himself and performs a prayer, consulting the divine forces and or the spirits of his ancestors for spiritual guidance. The divine force will be transferred to the mask when the carving procedure begins. The carver chops down the tree and leaves it for a day or two, so that the spirit of the tree can find a "new home", thereafter he starts the carving process.

The African masks offered on our website come from various countries and tribes on the African continent. Some of the masks were used during rituals, ceremonies and or initiations. Each mask in our collection has been hand selected to assure the finest quality.

BATIK MASKS & BUDDHA MASKS FROM BALI
The Indonesian craft organization Apikri was established in 1990 to improve the socio-economic conditions of poor families in the rural and urban areas of central Java through the development of handicraft skills and associations. They provide valuable development services, including product design, local and export marketing, advance payment on orders, and encouraging cooperation among various crafts groups. Their foundation, Hasta Kirti, enables craftspeople to save money collectively and receive micro credit loans to assist in production, skills development or emergency need situations.

An exciting art form perfected in central Java is Batik, the art of wax-resist dyeing, traditionally applied to cotton fabric. The Picuk family has been working with Apikri for years and has developed the art of applying the Batik waxing technique to wood to create exquisitely carved Batiked wooden masks (Topeng). Tiny dots of wax are hand-applied to the wood masks, which are then dyed, leaving a unique design under the waxy coating. The wax is removed and the process repeated until the mask is transformed into an elaborate yet subtle design of color and pattern.

We have chosen Batik style masks as well as special Buddha masks to offer our customers. These masks were created by very talented artists who take great pride in their work. We are sure you will share our delight in the discovery of their artwork.

 

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