Antique-shop.com

Antiques! => Antique Questions Forum => Topic started by: jerryk on July 25, 2013, 10:20:47 AM

Title: HI all, i am new to this forum and would love some help on a mask
Post by: jerryk on July 25, 2013, 10:20:47 AM

I am new here and i hope someone can help . It's an old hand carved mask made of very light wood and hand painted. Maybe mexican or something? But its does look really old and took home with me . Hope someone knows , i did all the research i could think of on this one. Thanks again

Title: Re: HI all, i am new to this forum and would love some help on a mask
Post by: mart on July 25, 2013, 10:49:26 AM

Very unusual !!  Does look quite old !! Does not seem to be Mexican !!  Some of the other members are pretty good with these !!

Title: Re: HI all, i am new to this forum and would love some help on a mask
Post by: jerryk on July 25, 2013, 10:56:49 AM

Thanks for the reply, yes it sure does look old . Reason i just purchased it . The woman behind the counter ask me why it's ugly why buy it? I really i liked it was aged and some cobwebs in the eye holes but had charm

Title: Re: HI all, i am new to this forum and would love some help on a mask
Post by: wendy177 on July 25, 2013, 12:21:19 PM

I would say Mexican   search ANTIQUE MEXICAN HAND CARVED MASKS PRIMITIVE FOLK ART and you will find may like yours. here is an example.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/ANTIQUE-MEXICAN-HAND-CARVED-MASK-PRIMITIVE-FOLK-ART-WOOD-CARVING-/121146949181?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item1c34ebbe3d

Title: Re: HI all, i am new to this forum and would love some help on a mask
Post by: jerryk on July 25, 2013, 12:58:04 PM

wow thanks wendy ! that's looks about right. . I thought it would probably be mexican. I keep finding old things that i cant figure out what they are or who made them. I suppose i can share some more pics.

Title: Re: HI all, i am new to this forum and would love some help on a mask
Post by: wendy177 on July 25, 2013, 01:04:48 PM

Happy to help, Please post more pics of the things you need help with, that's what we're here for  :D

Title: Re: HI all, i am new to this forum and would love some help on a mask
Post by: jerryk on July 25, 2013, 01:49:29 PM

thanks, too kind:) will do soon !

Title: Re: HI all, i am new to this forum and would love some help on a mask
Post by: mart on July 25, 2013, 04:22:59 PM

You can tell Mexican antiques are not my thing !!

Title: Re: HI all, i am new to this forum and would love some help on a mask
Post by: bigwull on July 25, 2013, 05:42:16 PM

Quote from: mart on July 25, 2013, 04:22:59 PM

You can tell Mexican antiques are not my thing !!

..i don,t think they,re Wendy,s ..either.... ;D

Title: Re: HI all, i am new to this forum and would love some help on a mask
Post by: wendy177 on July 25, 2013, 09:24:07 PM

Nope bigwull not mine either just got lucky on that research!  :D

Title: Re: HI all, i am new to this forum and would love some help on a mask
Post by: bigwull on July 26, 2013, 12:54:17 AM

Quote from: wendy177 on July 25, 2013, 09:24:07 PM

Nope bigwull not mine either just got lucky on that research!  :D

..lucky.....well,....he might be a ......distant relative...... :D