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Title: Mask
Post by: coachgary on January 10, 2009, 12:38:00 pm

Please help me! I have no idea about this Mask.  Dates,value ect.... would be very helpful.  I have no history with it, got it today at a yard sale.

Thanks,

Title: Re: Mask
Post by: Tim on January 12, 2009, 12:01:52 pm

Difficult to comment without the 'hands on'................I do know that masks of this sort are being brought in from places like Bali Indonesia. Do a search of those and compare.

Title: Re: Mask
Post by: link on January 12, 2009, 04:04:01 pm

I'm not a expert but I have a few mask and they seem to range from 20-30 to a few hundred dollars. I'm sure there may be more expensive ones. I have 3 first is a Songhai Mask. The second is kissing mask from Kenya and one from the Bahamas.

(http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c117/Complex11/MVC-097S333.jpg)

(http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c117/Complex11/MVC-098S3.jpg)

Title: Re: Mask
Post by: KC on January 12, 2009, 05:31:47 pm

ONe of my daughters believes that this is an African mask.  In her art classes they had to replicate masks that resembled this....with birds on the head!  So...it's a place to look! 

Title: Re: Mask
Post by: leonceant on January 19, 2009, 01:24:54 pm

Beautiful masks! Thanks for sharing.

Title: Re: Mask
Post by: AfricaCollector on October 01, 2011, 07:59:39 am

it looks to me like a Masai mask from Kenya or Tanzania they were mostly used for decor in there homes. Depending on the collector the price varies from like $20-$40 dollars US money.