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knit brow, upper eyelid overhanging thin slit eyes, dark vertical smears on the cheeks; half-open mouth with one row of filed teeth; smooth face; traces of kaolin at the teeth, the hairline and around the nose; black, smooth, vertical crescent-shaped coiffure; black stripe down the forehead and on the eyebrows; red color on the lips; hole in each ear; hole at top of coiffure on each side (2nd hole on PR side) — Mask, late 19th century
Yombe

G250

Mask, Guro — Mask, 19th century
Guro

G250

Mende Society Mask, wood and raffia, Mende Tribe, Sierra Leone, Africa, XIX c. Msmt.s of helmet only. *Med.Raffia ?- Poss. Human Hair! — Sande mask, second quarter of 20th century
Mende

G254

Helmet Mask, wood and hair, full head tilted slightly upwards, fully scarified face and geometrically shaven head. — Mask, 1950s
Makonde

G254

Tabwa Mask, colored glass beads, feathers, cloth raffia and skin, Zambia late XIX-early XXc. — Mask, second quarter of 20th century
Tabwa

G236

heavy face mask with six pairs of tusk-like elements extending across face; very wide nose; open cylindrical shaped element on each cheek; coffee bean shaped eyes; pair of protruding animal-like ears; mouth has a pair of lower protruding fangs with red pigment inside mouth; beard of hair and fur; three metal bells hang from chin; dark patina; studded overall with brass nailheads — Mask, 1940s
Wee

G250

Mask, wood, painted, and feathers inserted in the outer edges; Inuit (Eskimo), Anvik From the Anvik area along the Yukon River. — Mask, 19th-20th century
Yup'ik

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wooden, with round top that has scalloped edges, and curved, divided sections in white, red and black pigments with scattered round holes; two thin pieces of wood at bottom of round section that connects a triangular shape with black, white and red pigments; curved ridge at top of triangle (headpiece) on back; two metal mending plates on each thin wood piece on back side — Mask, 1930-1940
Nafana

G250

tapering from wide base; face with protruding eyes, open mouth, protruding forehead; very large fox-like high ears; looping "handle" on back of head; separate snake head may have originally protruded from mouth; pink with black linear designs — Mask, 20th century
Sulka

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Face with small sunken eyes, flat nose, moustache and open mouth with tongue sticking out; wearing headband with quatrefoil medallion at front — Mask, c. 250-600
Maya

G260

rounded head with thin coat of dark slip; friendly features with eyes mostly open, broad nose, wide open, smiling mouth, and prominent chin; eyebrows and chin adorned with human hair attached with wax; holes around base of neck — Mask, 1960s
Makonde

G254

full head form with small wide facial features; pointed chin; small ears; elaborate crown with round mirrors on four sides; cross form at top of crown; lobes on four elements on crown; geometric incised patterns in hair, with short braided ponytail at back of head; cowrie shell tied with cord around top of crown; dark wood patina — Mask, first half of 20th century
Mende

G254

human face with long ears; open mouth with teeth; red linear designs — Mask, c. 900-300 BCE
Olmec

G255

helmet mask; larger head at bottom with smiling face with teeth showing, long nose, full cheeks, almond-shaped eyes, small ears set high on head and forward toward face, with earlobes pierced and piercing at top of PR ear; lower head has smooth black hair; smaller head and upper torso on top of lower head, wearing red shirt with notched collar; top figure has short smooth black hair; almond-shaped eyes, wide nose, ears with piercings at top of each; blue pigments on hair of lower head around edges of top small torso and head; peach-colored skin — Mask, mid 20th century
Temne

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helmet mask; larger head at bottom with smiling face with teeth showing--gap between front teeth, long nose, full cheeks, almond-shaped eyes, small ears set high on head and forward toward face, with earlobes pierced; lower head has short black hair in a sort of cornrow/plaited style, delineated with incised zigzags, triangles and parallel lines; smaller head on top of lower head, with smiling face with teeth showing, almond-shaped eyes; high, forward-set ears with piercing in lobes and piercing at center back of PR ear; black hair of smaller head styled in three twisted ponytails--two on either side of head, one on back of head, with smooth parallel lines on hair on head; yellow and red fasteners at top of each ponytail; peach-colored skin — Mask, mid 20th century
Temne

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Dance Mask; Carved in the round from a single piece of lightweight wood. Interior hollow. Features remarkable in that they resemble Greek and Sicilian works of the 6th Century B.C. The back of the mask, carved in terrace and striated patterns, contrasts with the smooth lateral contours of the face. — Helmet mask, 19th century
Luba

G250

small face mask with white skin; coffee-bean eyes with slit openings; coffee-bean shaped lips with wider line for mouth; rather flat nose; arched thin eyebrows; very small, high ears; hair in cornrows above the ears; scarifications (?) on cheeks and outer sides of eyes — Mask, late 19th century
Lumbo

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smiling face with slightly open mouth, flat nose and openwork hairstyle with two buns; protruding ears — Mask, 20th century
Bamum

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bird mask with short beak with teeth, narrow eye openings; curved row of small protrusions on forehead; top of head inherently rough; dark brown patina — Mask, second quarter 20th century
Dan

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Mask, Chokwe, Mwana Pwo, about 1910. Wood, braided and netted raffia headdress, white beads. mask, H.7-1/4 in. Headdress H.10-1/2 x W.10-1/2 in. Masoji-scarification marks in form of tears below each eye. Tshingelyengelye-cruciform mark with circular terminations in center of forehead. Portion of earlobes missing just below where ears were pierced. — Mask, 1920-1930
Chokwe

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round, wooden mask, divided horizontally in the C, with the suggestions of the face of a figure in the C; geometric sections divided by linear ridges, with white pigment in bottom and top sections; two outlined squares with white pigments in ULQ and URQ; holes around outer perimeter of mask; headpiece on backside, with fiber strap that is broken installed at sides of headpiece; eye hook installed at top of headpiece — Mask, c. 1900
Teke

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flattened nose; dropping eyelids; open dentated mouth; raised scarification lines on forehead and cheeks — Mask, late 19th-early 20th century
Pende

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animal's head with squared-off snout; four tusks and six horns; diamond-shaped ears; encrusted patina-only small fragments of pigment remain — Mask, first half of 20th century
Senufo

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protruding, frowning lips; tubular protruding eyes; thick, pointed nose; t-shaped forehead ridge; medium brown with lighter brown patina — Mask, first quarter 20th century
Dan

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Mask, Dan — Mask, 20th century
Dan

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wall hanging; openwork weaving in thick strands of tan and brown; vertical wood element at top center; central vertical strip below wood element in green-grey and brown; shorter vertical elements with twisted tassels in brown, green, grey and tan; thick brown fringe at bottom — Mask, 1968
Maria Laszkiewicz

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Thin face with pointed beak-like open mouth; pointed tongue; upper and lower sections and ears covered with shells; PL side of eye region yellowish, PR side of eye region red; each ear has three pointed metal earrings and loose fibers; hair fragments at top — Mei Mask, c. 1920
Iatmul

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mask (a) with six sticks (b-g), strip cloth, mud dyed decoration; cotton wood — Mask, 20th century
Mali

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death mask; green alabaster; dealer said that it came from the state of Puebla — Mask, 6th-9th century
Mexico

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mask (a) with six sticks, (b-g), strip cloth, mud dyed decoration; cotton wood, — Mask, 20th century
Mali

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very long, curved-under nose; large upward-slanting black eyes with perforated holes; smiling white mouth with small opening; small "knobs" represent beard; white bird on forehead; high-set ears with two piercings each; red patina on face; brown at top of head; ovoid shape overall — Mask, 1920s-1930s
Papua New Guinea

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rounded, concave face; rounded ears on sides of head; wide, open, ovoid mouth with eight peg teeth; small eyes; rather flat nose with triangular nostrils; top of head is green; face is white; mouth, chin and ears are rust red — Mask, c. 1850-1900
Inupiaq

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dance mask possibly Manjong Warrior Society. Helmet type with protruding eyes and high Rameses headdress. — Mask, 19th century
Possibly Unknown Bali

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front view of mask; vertical branch of olive (?) leaves at mask's PR side — Mask, 1933
Robert Sargent Austin

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front view of mask; vertical branch of olive (?) leaves at mask's PR side — Mask, 1933
Robert Sargent Austin

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mask is long and oval, with a long narrow nose and two sets of eyes; top eyes each have dark slits that run side to side; bottom eyes are rubbed smooth; there is a deep, vertical groove between the nose and mouth; mouth is small and thin, and below it are six small holes on edge of mask; there is a hole on each side of the mask, at the edge, in between the top and bottom sets of eyes; mask is slightly yellow color of ivory with the carvings appearing brown-black — Mask, 20th century
Lega

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Mask, Date Unknown

Bassa

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female "pwo" mask; "face" of mask is oval and defined by two large concave eyes, with slits at center, a long thin nose with a wooden bar nose ring at its base, and a mouth that is open, revealing carved teeth (some missing); two small, square ears jut out from either side of face and each ear has a metal hoop earring; top of mask is flat with remains of decoration on its rim; blue designs are painted and carved at forehead, cheeks, and below nose; entire mask is the natural orange brown of the wood from which it was carved; however, eyes appear darker brown, and ears and moth appear somewhat lighter brown; holes line the entire edge of mask — Mask, c. 1930
Chokwe

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attributed to school of Jose Rodriguez. Mask, wood, painted. Serpentine design with central human face surrounded by reptiles and serpents. Cuadrilla Santa Anita, a settlement in eastern Guerrero state. — Mask, 20th century
Mexico

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Mask, 20th century

Michoacán

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Man's face with long nose; red skin; gold hair with curls in front of ears,long moustache and pointed beard; white teeth — Mask, 19th century
Maya

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Wood mask with protruding eyes and ridge down center of forehead; painted white upper, red nose and cheeks with blue lower; cloth wrapped about lower half imitating a beard with single row of seventeen bells attached along bottom edge — Mask, 20th century
Dan or Wobe

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helmet mask; triangular face with small eyes; large nose; bead lines on forehead and down nose; animal fur beard with nut shells at sides; cloth at top and back with blue and white beading on back — Mask, 20th century
Kuba

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human face mask with pointed chin; points around top front of head forming stylized hair; round eye openings; red and blue cloth (some printed cotton) around sides of face and chin; plant fibers and fragments of feathers around chin; face encrusted--particularly upper lip; received attached to black metal mount — Mask, Date Unknown
Kono

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face mask; medium wood tone; oval open mouth; almond-shaped open eyes; conical nose; pairs of lines from nose up over forehead and etending from corners of eyes to temples, with lines around eyes; C-shaped ears; triangles, parallel lines and conch shell-like motifs on hair; black metal mount included — Mask, 1940s
Tabwa

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round mask with oval eyes that have narrow horizontal spaces forming eyelids; a thin carved line runs from the top center of the forehead down through the narrow, long nose; the mouth opens to reveal metal teeth; two consecutive indentations mark the sides of both eyes, as well as beneath the eyes; a carved circle with a cross in the middle decorates each cheek; crescent shaped ears protrude slightly on either side of head; a band covers the top of the forehead, with two thin lines followed by a roughly cut layer with some hollowed out holes; entire mask is one natural dark wood color with hints of red, and has sheen to its surface — Mask, 20th century
Lwena

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helmet in the form of a man's head, with a small triangular face; hooked nose; openings under nose and at eyes; stylized ears; short, pointed black beard; high rectangular black eyebrows; looped, beehive-like headgear with five buckle-like elements in blue, black, white and red; beanie-like top of headgear with knob; rather bright polychromy — Gelede mask, mid 20th century
Yoruba

G254

dark brown; rectangular block above face containing metal floral nail in center surrounded by four smaller, plain metal nails; three similar plain nails on face; three rounded elements on each side of head--hair; horizontal stripes on face on either side of nose; vertical stripes carved over temples on forehead; protruding lips — Do mask, second quarter of 20th century
Ligbi

G242

white and black, red trim; five teeth inside opening between eyes; red protrusion above head, curving downward; front of body (above head) X design below zigzag; back of body checkerboard pattern; U-shape at top — Plank Mask, c. 1960
Bwa

G254

Mask, Eket — Mask, 1968
Eket

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Initiation mask, Suku — Initiation mask, 20th century
Suku

G254

stylized human face with protruding features; movable jaw; 4 upper teeth — Mask, Date Unknown
Dan

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female face with closed eyes, long nose and small ears; red with black details; cloth over head — Mask, 20th century
Pende

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round face with large open square eyes; rectangular mouth with 8 teeth; PL side of face red, PR side white — Mask, 20th century
Kumu

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Elephant Mask, Bamileke — Elephant Mask, c. 1900
Bamileke

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abstract form; circular element at bottom with beak-like protuberance; diamond shape above circle with four-sided form above diamond; wedge shape at top; two loops from top of beak to bottom center of four-sided element and up to, but not attached to, wedge; forms broken into smaller geometric shapes with black outlines filled with dark red, black or white pigments — Mask, 1930s
Gurunsi

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Heavy forehead; vertical rib down center of face with 3 pairs of horizontal ribs (bottom pair unattached at sides); tacks on forehead, lips and across ribs — Mask, 20th century
Wobe or Bete

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square-shaped face made of stuffed cloth; woven multi-colored headband with geometric shapes and hairlike brown fringe; face painted orange with small red smiling mouth; disk-shaped wood irises and wedge-shaped protruding nose; mounted inside a plexi case — Mask, Date Unknown
Peru

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small face with pointed jaw, square mouth, triangular nose, slit eyes and headdress with horns; long raffia beard; salmon, white and brown pigment on face — Mask, 20th century
Pende

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long, thin face with pointed chin; open mouth with slightly pursed lips and visible teeth; large eyes with light pink pigment above and salmon pigment below — Mask, 20th century
Kanyok

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flat face with rounded chin and wedge-shaped, protruding nose; pairs of small diagonal slits for eyes; no mouth; wide headband (or hat) with triangle motifs; pair of pointed vertical horns or ears on top of head, with third forked vertical element between them; dark brown patina — Mask, Date Unknown
Loma

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human face with white skin; blue-rimmed eyes; red parted lips with 2 white teeth; black hair with red and blue on forehead; red spots on cheeks — Mask, Date Unknown
Kongo

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round red face with white and brown marks on cheeks and forehead; 2 protrusions on temples; head covered with tufted cloth — Mask, 20th century
Leele

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Flat face; narrow eyes with proper right eye in white and proper left eye and cheek in terra cotta color; metal rods for teeth; beard and moustache braided and twisted brown and tan threads; metal bell and 2 ivory 'teeth' at center of beard — Mask, 20th century
Dan

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Mask, Fernand Khnopff — Mask, 1899
Fernand Khnopff

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owl-like rounded face, slightly flattened at bottom; pointed flattened nose; horizontal open raised slits for eyes; two arcs make up mouth; grey/tan bone with sponge-like holes — Mask, c. 1935
Inuit

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dark brown face with very large bulging eyes with small pupils; protruding teeth; red lips; large protruding ears; vertical element at top center of head; blue and white crescents on cheeks; hair with zigzag edges — "Igbudu" mask, 1900-1950
Yoruba

G250

assembly of rifle butts, machine gun magazines, shell casings, a hammer, and other weaponry and utilitarian objects crating abstracted face; two shell casings within metal O-rings create eyes; offset cylinder mouth — Untitled (mask), 2017
Goncalo Mabunda

G369

Transformation Mask, Richard Hunt — Transformation Mask, 1993
Richard Hunt

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Goli Dance Mask, wood with pigment and horns — Kpele Kpele Mask, 19th century
Baule

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face mask of person with closed eyes; pierced ears; delineated hairline; bronze, with bib attached to neck area in green-blue and brown patina — Funerary Mask of a Young Woman, 10th century
Unknown

G208

mask with beak-like mouth, heavy brown brow and nose and round eyes of red, white and black; point at top of head with fringed crosspiece; black star on back of head — Eharo Dance Mask, before 1930s
Elema

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head-covering, helmet-type mask with very large eyes and beaklike nose; eyes are red, brown and yellow; small ears with feather earring in PL ear and feather topknot — Spirit Mask (baba), c. 1950
Abelam

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Square painted mask with cylindrical mouth, spear shaped nose, 10 in. beak protruding from forehead; mask is surmounted by a female figure with bent knees and arms above head holding a vessel on her head — Hornbill mask, early 20th century
Dogon

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dance mask, Zaire, Tshokweized Lunda Cluster — Po Mask, late 19th-early 20th century
Lwena

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Serpent mask, 20th century

Bwa

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mask with seven radiating triangular pieces of metal; large eyes, rimmed in green; flat bridge of nose extends downward into mouth; orange, black and white marks on face — Sun Mask, c. 1860
Kwakwaka'wakw

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male mask with large nose, furrowed brow and grimacing mouth — Noh mask, late 19th century
Kōgetsu

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red face, white nose and mouth and long horns on top of head; raffia around sides of head and chin — Mbambi Mask, 20th century
Pende

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Red, black, and white mask with large bird's head (raven), surrounded by three smaller birds' heads when closed; birds' heads open vertically with a human face/mask at center with black eyebrows and moustache, and green and blue curving forms on face, and small bird's head on top, holding a $5 Canadian bill in its beak; surrounding circle with blue, red, and black on white face and bird motifs; back of mask has black fur — Transformation Mask, 2016
Beau Dick

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Miniature mask, ceramic Mexico, Huastec, c. 500 BC — Miniature Mask, 5th century BCE
Huastec

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maimask dance wand — Mei Mask, 20th century
Iatmul

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Miniature Mask, Earthenware,Mexico(Huastec), 250-750 A.D. One of three — Miniature Mask, 250-750
Huastec

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Dance Mask, (Zaire-Kifwebe Association, Songye Tribe); NO PHOTO ON CAT. CARD — Kifwebe Mask, 19th century
Beniki Master

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helmet mask with large eyes and pursed lips; spool-like ears; parallel vertical lines on face; 6 small holes on bottom edge — Odumado Mask, 19th-20th Century
Igala

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hatlike mask with 4 faces, 2 wearing headdresses with animal heads on long necks; 1 face totally lost due to insect damage — Bunde Mask, 20th century
Temne

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netsuke in the form of a mask; red clay; frowning face with large eyes looking upward toward PL; wide, flat nose; thick eyebrows; wrinkles around mouth — Netsuke (mask), 19th century
Unknown Japanese

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netsuke in the form of a mask; red clay; frowning mouth; wide flat nose; whiskers on chin and sides of mouth; thick eyebrows; furrowed brow; beady eyes — Netsuke (mask), 19th century
Unknown Japanese

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netsuke in the form of a mask; red clay; demon face with small horns; open mouth, with fangs; wide flat nose; beady eyes; large stylized ears — Netsuke (mask), 19th century
Unknown Japanese

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miniature kifwebe mask with prominent median crest; encrusted with kaolin with blackened facial features; long vegetable fiber beard; tall cane and feather topknot; mounted on an animal skin — Miniature Mask, Second quarter of the 20th century
Luba

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netsuke in the form of a mask; red clay; fish face with fins on either side of head and top of head; flat nostrils; wide smiling mouth with many small teeth; wide round eyes — Netsuke (mask), 19th century
Unknown Japanese

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deep, heavy mask pierced through the upper lip for cord suspension; covered overall with thin overlapping plates of copper fastened to the wood with copper nails; worn surface with areas of glossy patina — Mvondo Mask, 1900-1925
Lwalwa

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carved wooden mask with large, bulging eyes, huge nose with flared nostrils, wide open mouth exposing pointed teeth and curved tongue; high cheekbones; arched eyebrows; traces of white, red, and black pigment — Kishin Mask, c. 13th century
Unknown Japanese

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netsuke in the form of a mask; red clay; demon face with open mouth with teeth showing; round beady eyes; high cheekbones; radiating wrinkles/lines around eyes and mouth and on forehead; vertical lines with dots on chin — Netsuke (mask), 19th century
Unknown Japanese

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netsuke in the form of a mask; red clay; open mouth with top teeth only (bottom teeth lost); wide nose; beady eyes; leaf-like shapes at outer edges of eyes; wrinkles/lines on cheeks and around eyes — Netsuke (mask), 19th century
Unknown Japanese

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human face mask; stylized, geometric features; several metal elements (nails, etc.) on upper lip; triangular cheeks and nose; horizontal band of stylized braids on forehead; triangular eyes; thick lips — "Kagle" mask, Date Unknown
Dan

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mask carved on flat rectangular planes; median crest and nose drilled at regular intervals with small cavities containing traces of symbolic materials; tufts of hair implanted in nostrils; white and black highlights; intricately grooved surface — Kifwebe Mask, Second quarter of the 20th century
Luba

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Plaited fibers — Yam Mask, 20th century
Abelam

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netsuke in the form of a mask; red clay; frowning face with wide cheeks; wide nose; bulging eyes, looking up; thick brow; lines around mouth; 2013.29.1217.1-6 received attached to patterned orange, cream and blue ribbon (ribbon in poor condition--shredded) — Netsuke (mask), 19th century
Unknown Japanese

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wood form of cat face covered overall in multicolored beads; yellow ground — Cat Mask, 20th century
Wixáritari (Huichol)

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