Ceremonial Mask
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HAND CARVED WOODEN INDIAN CEREMONIAL MASK $129.00 |
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INDIAN HAND CARVED WOODEN SKELETON CEREMONIAL MASK $119.00 |
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HAND CARVED WOODEN CEREMONIAL MASK $169.00 |
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HAND CARVED WOODEN CEREMONIAL MASK BEARDED MAN $199.00 |
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CEREMONIAL MASK hand-carved wood + brass AFRICA ARTS $59.95 |
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Mossi Kokologho Ceremonial Mask_Burkina Faso_African primitive art $15.00 |
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PAPUA NEW GUINEA TRIBAL CEREMONIAL MASK SEPIK RIVER ANGRIMAN VILLAGE $295.00 |
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Lega Ceremonial Mask $360.00 |
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LATIN MEXICAN CEREMONIAL WOODEN DECORATIVE MASK (M 27) $99.00 |
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LATIN MEXICAN CEREMONIAL WOODEN DECORATIVE ANIMAL MASK (M 29) $139.00 |
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Arts of Africa – Mask – Yombe Ceremonial – DRC – Congo $125.00 |
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EL SALVADOR CEREMONIAL & PARADE HAND MADE & PAINTED WOOD MASK – WILD DEER $29.99 |
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Rare African Fang (Fahn) Tribal Spiritual Ceremonial Mask from Gabon, 16 ½” $250.00 |
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Ancient Roman Ceremonial Mask Poster-Pompeii/Motivational Quote/Poster $11.99 |
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VINTAGE HAND CARVED PAINTED BIRD EAGLE HAWK CEREMONIAL COLLECTIBLE DEVIL MASK $169.99 |
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AFRICAN ORIGINAL PENDE CIRCUMCISION CEREMONIAL DANCED DEFORMED NOSE MASK ETHNIX $575.00 |
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AFRICAN MAKONDE CEREMONIAL HELMET HAIR HEAD MASK MOZAMBIQUE TANZANIA ETHNIX $1,250.00 |
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AFRICAN HANDCARVED MASK W/COWRIE SHELLS AND CEREMONIAL TRIBAL WHISK $10.00 |
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AFRICAN MAKONDE CEREMONIAL WOOD HEADHELMET HANDMADE MASK TEETH MOZAMBIQUE ETHNIX $1,250.00 |
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☆☆☆☆☆ OLD USED AFRICAN GREBO TRIBE WARRIOR SPIDER WAR CEREMONIAL MASK NYABWA $750.83 |
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Arts of Africa – Yombe Ceremonial Mask – DRC – Congo – 14″ Height x 7″ Wide $175.00 |
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Vintage Ceremonial Mask-Huge and Beautiful $199.00 |
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Decorative Ceremonial Mask totem handrafted in Ghana from wood and metal, NICE $20.99 |
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MAYAN CEREMONIAL MASK . HOME WALL DECOR . WALL HANGING . FIRED CLAY . RARE FIND $75.00 |
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Authentic Mossi Feminity Initiation Ceremonial Mask_African Tribal Art $265.05 |
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Dover Cut & Make Dance Ceremonial African Masks Book $6.09 |
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ARGENTINA # 2132 ARCHEOLOGICAL ARTIFACTS *CEREMONIAL MASK* $1.79 |
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African Mask – Congo: Songye Kifwebe Ceremonial Mask $89.99 |
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Hand Carved Dogon Ceremonial Mask from Mali $99.99 |
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VINTAGE CARVED ARCHAIC FOLK ART MASK CARNIVAL FAIR TRIBAL CEREMONIAL WOOD WOODEN $199.99 |
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VINTAGE CARVED ARCHAIC FOLK ART MASK CARNIVAL FAIR TRIBAL CEREMONIAL WOOD CIRCUS $199.99 |
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VINTAGE CARVED ARCHAIC FOLK ART MASK CARNIVAL FAIR TRIBAL CEREMONIAL WOOD CIRCUS $199.99 |
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AFRICAN DOGON DAMA ANIMAL CEREMONIAL ERODED WOODEN MASK RHINOCEROS MALI ETHNIX $850.00 |
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VINTAGE CARVED ARCHAIC FOLK ART MASK CARNIVAL FAIR TRIBAL CEREMONIAL WOOD CIRCUS $199.99 |
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VINTAGE CARVED ARCHAIC FOLK ART MASK CARNIVAL FAIR TRIBAL CEREMONIAL WOLF WOOD $199.99 |
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VINTAGE CARVED ARCHAIC FOLK ART MASK CARNIVAL FAIR TRIBAL CEREMONIAL WOOD CIRCUS $199.99 |
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VINTAGE CARVED ARCHAIC FOLK ART MASK CARNIVAL FAIR TRIBAL CEREMONIAL WOOD CIRCUS $199.99 |
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VINTAGE CARVED ARCHAIC FOLK ART MASK CARNIVAL FAIR TRIBAL CEREMONIAL WOOD CIRCUS $199.99 |
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VINTAGE CARVED ARCHAIC FOLK ART MASK CARNIVAL FAIR TRIBAL CEREMONIAL WOOD CIRCUS $199.99 |
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VINTAGE CARVED ARCHAIC FOLK ART MASK CARNIVAL FAIR TRIBAL CEREMONIAL WOOD CIRCUS $199.99 |
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VINTAGE CARVED ARCHAIC FOLK ART MASK CARNIVAL FAIR TRIBAL CEREMONIAL WOOD CIRCUS $199.99 |
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AFRICAN CEREMONIAL DAN STICK THROWER ANCESTOR WOODEN MASK COTE I’VOIRE ETHNIX $750.00 |
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VINTAGE CARVED ARCHAIC FOLK ART MASK CARNIVAL CIRCUS FAIR TRIBAL CEREMONIAL LENO $199.99 |
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VINTAGE ARCHAIC FOLK ART MEXICAN MASK FAIR CARNIVAL TRIBAL CEREMONIAL TERRACOTTA $199.99 |
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20 RUPEES Banknote of SRI LANKA – 1991 – Ceremonial BIRD MASK – Pick 103 – UNC $6.88 |
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ASIAN TIMOR GUARDIAN WARRIOR DIVINATION CEREMONIAL BLACK WOODEN FACE MASK ETHNIX $550.00 |
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Guatemalan Ceremonial Monkey Mask $26.00 |
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HARVEST HOPE~African Hand Carved Wood Ceremonial MASK~N $49.99 |
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Iriqouis / Eastern band wildman ceremonial mask $40.00 |
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Large Antique MEXICAN “19th CENTURY CEREMONIAL MASK” Wood Abstract, Folk – Art $39.99 |
African Masks: Connecting a people to the spiritual world
Now used as visual art pieces and décor items, African masks have a history as exotic as the masks themselves. Each mask is unique in design, shape, and size. Masks each have their own extremely important ceremonial, political, economic and cultural significance. Within these domains, masks connect the wearer or holder to the spiritual world, providing assistance, gain, or power.
Within the cultural domain, the masks are used in initiation ceremonies, in birth rites, worship and funerary ceremonies. When used strictly in the religious realm, the masks protect against evil spirits and play the role of intermediaries between gods and men.
As a last resort, the masks rule in the country’s disputes and times of war. Its decisions are irrevocable, so, within the socio-political domain, the masks provide guidance to policy makers for the management of the community. Finally, they ensure the safety of villagers by organizing police in the villages, and are responsible for providing news to the community, if necessary.
The masks play a role in the economic domain because they ensure the proper manner of sowing seeds and harvesting. They intervene to appease the wrath of the gods during natural disasters, which disrupt agricultural life and threaten the survival of the community.
During celebrations, festivals, and games the masks provide their assistance to men in masked dance, song, and flight. Within the cultural domain, these areas of intervention correspond directly to the important social functions the masks play. Each function, whether in dance or song, requires the appropriate mask. This hierarchy of functions is called the hierarchy of masks.
The traditions of African masks date back centuries, and so today, historians and art collectors alike seek out unique African masks for their studies and collections. They are a great addition to any space, creating a striking conversation piece, with historical and cultural significance.
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Vin Mos gets his 3rd ancient ceremonial mask (after about 1050 kills)