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Keeping Order,'Handcrafted Congo Zaire Wood Mask'

This highly stylized mask represents a personage who wears a turban. Richly adorned with aluminum repoussé, its colors are red and black. "This mask is worn by the selected few in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Its purpose is for maintaining......

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African wood and jute mask, 'Spirit of Darkness' - Liberian Wood Mask

Carved by hand of sese wood this mask honors the beliefs and customs of Liberia's Dan community. Salihu Ibrahim decorates the expressive mask with jute braids and beard. I think this mask is among the most unique pieces I've crafted says the master......

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Osubum,'Hand Crafted Wood Mask'

Osubum is a very popular festival celebrated in the eastern part of Ghana. This mask is one of the many pieces donned by celebrants during the festival. Eric Darko carefully adorns the head with a beautiful carving of a bird, symbolizing peace.......

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Wood mask, 'Big Yawn'

The smooth grain of hibiscus wood highlights even contours in a playful mask by Made Tresna. This whimsical image portrays a person who succumbs to a huge satisfying yawn....

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African wood mask box, 'Serene Pharaoh?Æ

Bedecked in full regalia this pharaoh exudes a sense of serenity or dzifa in the Ewe language. Rita Addo Zakour designs this stunning mask box which is entirely carved by hand of sese wood. Diamond patterns are embossed in aluminum on the frame and......

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Nigerian wood mask, 'King's Companion' - Nigerian Wood Mask

His eyes are closed in death yet the chieftain is an imposing figure. Carved and painted by hand this handsome mask is the work of Sefah Mohammed. Ornately embossed aluminum adorns the cheeks and forehead. Masks such as this are used by the Huasa......

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Kwahu,'Hand Crafted African Sese Wood Mask'

Designed by Malik Jabir Dodoo, this quaint mask features a striking stripe motif that catches the eye. The Ghanaian artisan hand carves the round mask from local sese wood before sanding the surface smooth and painting bright green and blue accents......

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Quetzalcoatl Revered,'Earthtone Quetzalcoatl Handcrafted Ceramic Wall Mask'

Inspired by the Aztec deity Quetzalcoatl, artisans from the Angel Cerón Artisan Association handcraft a ceramic mask depicting the feathered serpent in the Toltec style. The deity has the head of a snake, fangs bared, topped with a headdress of......

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Woman,'Hand Carved Wood Mask from Ashanti'

Designed to resemble an antique find, this ocher mask of a woman is crafted in the artistic traditions of the Ashanti and Dokor people. Worlasi Agbalenyo carves the sese wood mask by hand, creating rugged textures with sand. Wearing earrings on jute......

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Rahwana King of Alengka,'Balinese Carved Wood Mask Depicting Alengka King of Alengka'

The menacing fangs of Rahwana command attention in this mask by Nyoman Indrawati Subrata. According to the Ramayana epic, Rahwana is the ogre-king of Alengka, mythically situated on the island of Sri Lanka. He kidnaps Sita, the wife of the heroic......

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Natural Beauty,'Hand Painted Cotton Face Masks with Natural Dyes (Set of 3)'

Designed by Javanese artisan Tiwi, these three beautiful batik face masks feature hand-painted flora and fauna motifs. The cheerful motifs are hand painted on the one side of the pure cotton masks using natural dyes; the other side is tie-dyed.......

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Young Ones,'Family Set of 3 Cotton Masks Family Pack Masks'

From Arti Sharma, this trio of face masks is designed for the younger ones in the family. She selects a playful print for a child from 3 to 6. A dinosaur print becomes a mask for tweens from 7 to 11. And geometric motifs on navy blue are for teens......

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Ghanaian wood mask, 'Young Mother'

A stately beauty pervades a mask with innate dignity. Regal yet not imperious a beautiful woman wears an ornate repousse diamond on her forehead. Abdul Aziz Mohamadu transforms native African rubberwood into an African mask of his own design. He......

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African mask, 'Rhinoceros'

Carved by hand a face appears with minimalist shape focusing attention on the rich textures and beautiful color. Emerging in shades of green and lemon a proud rhinoceros strolls across the forehead. The sese wood mask is an original design by Ali......

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Face of Greatness,'Colorful Aluminum Accented African Wood Mask from Ghana'

Depicting a face of greatness, this African mask by Victor Dushie is hand-carved from sese wood, with black, red, and yellow hand-painted designs. Embossed aluminum accentuates the mask's cheeks, evoking traditional scarification practices....

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African wood mask, 'Bapende Celebration'

This glistening mask with long horns replicates those used by Congo's Bapende people during male initiation rites. Kobina Asmah hand-carves the sese wood mask and decorates it with glass beads and painted details in white yellow black sea blue and......

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Batik Beauty,'Set of 3 Cotton Face Masks with Elastic Ear Loops'

Balinese textile artisans, Hari and Arthur, present this trio of durable, protective, double-layer 100% cotton face masks. Each handcrafted mask features a distinctive traditional batik design in shades of indigo and sepia, and flat elastic ear......

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African wood mask, 'Bakomi'

The idea behind creating this mask is to let the world know that it is good to let go of any wrong done unto you rather than paying wrong with wrong explains Ali Mohammed of his original mask. He carves the wall mask by hand featuring an ornate......

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Round Face,'Round African Wood and Aluminum Mask from Ghana'

Round in shape, this abstract African mask is designed by Ghanaian artisan Habib Mustapha. He hand-carves this mask from sese wood, which is painted in hues of red, yellow, black, and green. Embossed aluminum decorates the forehead....

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Blue Akoni,'Hand Carved Rubberwood Blue Akoni Warrior Mask from Ghana'

Named by the artisan after the Yoruba word for "brave warrior," this colorful mask is hand carved by Abdul Aziz Mohamadu from local rubberwood and painted in shades of blue, yellow, red, and black. Carved and painted motifs consisting of repeating......

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