231. A Mexican Carved Wooden Mask

This mask was probably carved as a decorative piece to sell to tourists. The carver has imaginatively used the body of Christ crucified as the nose and mouth of the mask. it might be from the State of Oaxaca. The artist is unknown.

100/200     SOLD: $60.00

232. A Carved Wooden Mask

With stylized features, three eyes, two noses, and a ferocious mouth

100/200     SOLD: $69.00

233. A Chancay Style Wooden Head

Polychromed, 10" h.

100/200     SOLD: $150.00

234. A Lot of Mexican Masks

By an unknown artist, the carved polychromed wooden mask with animal hair and aluminum represents a Moor character from the dance of the Moors and the Chrsitians and is possibly from the State of Oaxaca. The classic red-faced Moor mask has been further decorated by foil above each eye, and a scalloped line of foil running the length of either side of its face. The nose pushes out boldly and horizontal bars have been carved half way up the nose on wither side as the mustache. A shock of wild black hair tops off the mask; a carved and painted wood mask mounted with pronounced nose hair.; a carved polychromed wood mask of a Moor character from the dance of the the Moors and Christians, state of origin unknown.

100/200     SOLD: $59.00

235. Two Mexican Masks of Carved Wood

Comprising a carnival mask made of carved blackened wood; a carved and painted mask depicting a quizzical expression.

100/200     SOLD: $81.00

236. A Lot of Mexican Masks

Comprising a carved polychromed wooden mask of a Christian character, from the dance of the Moors and Christians, state of origin unknown. This dance has been enacted from early post-conquest times in Mexico by the Mexican Indians, and gives the Indians a psychological opportunity to play the part of victors by routing the Moors in this dance. This mask has large expressive blue eyes accentuated by raised eyebrows and a furrowed brow. the cheeks are daubed with red, and a line of red accentuates the lobes of the nostrils. Sometimes this red on the nose is used to show a wound; a polychromed and carved mask depicting a Moorish character; a carved and polychromed wooden mask representing Juan Negro, one of two characters from the dance of Panols, from the state of Vera Cruz. The dance pits a black farmer against a ladino foreman for the affections of the landowner's daughter. Her father chooses the foreman as her suitor.

100/200     SOLD: $115.00

237. An Assorted Lot of Polychromed and Carved Masks

Comprising masks depicting a "Christian," a "Moor," and a grotesque green mask

100/200     SOLD: $84.00

238. Two Spaniard Character Masks

From the dance of the Moors and Christians. This rounded, full-cheeked mask ahs had many coats of paint. The deep set eyes give it a serious and rather ponderous appearance. By an unknown artist from Mexico.

100/200     SOLD: $127.00

239. Two Carved and Polychromed Wood Masks

Comprising a mask representing a character from the dance of the Moors and Christians, state of origin unknown. The pink face indicates it may be one of the Christians. The creator has dispensed with carving a goatee and painted a black dot on the mask's chin; a Sabaro charcter mask also related to the dance of the Moors and Christians from the state of Puebla. This classic character is painted red with a gold-painted mustache(carved as a solid horizontal bar above its eyes). The long pronounced nose breaks up these strong horizontal plains; a mask depicting a serious face

100/200     SOLD: $98.00

240. Two Peruvian Chinchera Wool Mantles, Circa 1940-1960

Comprising one mantle with red, ivory, and blue diamond patterning, 40" l., 41" w.; and one with red, ivory, blue, and green diamond stripes with two broad black bands, 45 1/2" l., 44 3/4" w.

400/600     SOLD: $138.00