It reminds me of Shamanic masks from Nepal. No idea about the writing though. Mees is a Dutch word.:playful:
...thing i've found online are the Torres Strait Islands turtle shell masks but there's too many differences from mine. Thanks for the help....
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...is that Jelliff’s furniture was more sumptuous, often using masks on the arms of his sofas and chairs. His shop also made mid-level chairs...
[ATTACH] 9,000 yr old stone masks from Judea -
popular for many types of masks..
Thanks so much 2Many-A wealth of info ! I notice some Guatemalan Masks have this 3 string over the head system- [ATTACH]
These masks portray Tecún Umán (ca. 1500–1524), "one of the last rulers of the independent K’iche’ Maya kingdom, remembered for his resistance...
Maybe make it a happier and more interesting activity.
Maybe not use it for gardening but tie little Japanese porcelain masks and trinkets to it?:) It probably only works if you do it for New Year.
And when out, we're beginning to see more people wearing masks again due to a bit of an uptik in this new variant of covid..............
...to have been made by someone strongly influenced by African art, masks in particular. It has the long nose and small mouth found on some...
...another mask with the swirl but couldn't. And I can see some Igbo masks there with the same sinister grin. Looking at it again I wonder if the...
Try looking at Igbo/Ibo masks from Nigeria. I have seen the narrow nose, funny grin, and swirl motifs on the cheeks on other Igbo masks. The red...
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...in the town. (The sale had NA and New Mexico art, including numerous masks by Lillian Pitt.) Does anyone have a guess as to what the second...
No doubt you guys know this already, but technically obsidian is actually glass: volcanic glass. Fun fact.
thanks pearls:) Wonderful, thank-you AJ:) I wondered about glass but thought stone because of the red/rust colours in it. Glad to hear it is...
...the others.;) And as Holly said, probably obsidian. Some of these masks are glass though. The floral mark is interesting too, I'll see if I can...
...sight. I've always loved Asian antiques and Nepalese decorative masks have always been a favourite of mine. This magnificent snow lion was...
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