MASKED, I ADVANCE

October 5 - November 30, 2013

Many of the masks in this exhibit have been vetted as authentic, meaning that they have seen tribal use, and many have not. Each has been clearly identified as to which category it belongs to. In case of doubt, our default assumption is that the mask was made to be sold.

We show and sell reproductions of traditional tribal forms because we feel that limited access to discretionary funds should not prevent those who delight in these sculptures from acquiring a version thereof, even one made for the market. (After all, very few of us who hung poster versions of Guernica in our university dorm rooms could have afforded --- at the time or even now --- a genuine Picasso.)

The more these wonderful forms can be seen, appreciated and shown to those as yet unfamiliar with the aesthetic power of traditional tribal art forms, the better ... and that means accessibility outside of museums and galleries.

We hope you agree.

Installation and links to individual pages below

DOGON Mask 11

BINJI Mask 3

CHOKWE Ngulu Mask

BAULE Wall Mask 114

OGONI Mask 4

IBIBIO Mask 3

IGBO Masks

OGONI Mask 3

URHOBO Masks

BAMANA Kore Mask

KETE Mask 1

MAKONDE Mask 27

SALAMPASU Masks

EASTERN PENDE Mask 15

The masks above have all been vetted as authentic, most with signs of significant use and age.

SUKU Helmet Masks

BAMUN Masks

DAN Masks & Headdresses

IGBO Okoroshi Oma Mask 41

KUBA Pwoom Itok Masks

For additional masks both in and not in this exhibition:

GO TO MASKS AND HEADS PAGE