Vanuatu Tamake Mask with Blue and White Linear Designs
Vanuatu Tamake mask, a fern tree Tamake mask with white ochre and blue trade paint linear designs. A rare mask from the mid-1900's. With a custom stand. 31 x 18 cm.
Malekula Island Society Mask with Cassowary Dagger
A Vanuatu interior Malekula Island grade Society mask, with abstract human face with broad mouth and boar's tusks issuing from the cheeks. Painted in red, black, blue and white mineral pigment, with attached smoked spider web. Sold together with a…
Vanuatu Helmet Mask
A helmet mask, carved wood, natural fibre and clay with earth pigments, Vanuatu, early to mid 20th century, 37 cm high
Malekula Ancestral Mask: Polychrome Beauty from Vanuatu
A large polychrome ancestral mask, Malekula Island, Vanuatu, height 42 cm, width 26 cm
Malekua Island Double Face Mask
Double face mask, Malekua Island, Vanuatu, clay, plant fibre, natural pigments and wild pig tusks, on wooden stand, height 50 cm. Provenance: Shapiro Auctioneers, SH008, lot 372, December 2003. Private Collection, Sydney
Tjubuan Fertility Mask from Vanuatu
Ceremonial Tjubuan (Chunwan) mask. Pentecost Island, Vanuatu 20th century. The Tjubuan ceremony of south Pentecost was a fertility rite benefitting both yams and humans, and these distinctive masks were hand held by non-dancing participants. David Said…
Vanuatu Mask and Spirit Figure
A mask and a spirit figure, Vanuatu, mid 20th century, carved and painted wood and fibre, 32 cm and 64 cm high
Malekula Island Mask
A mask, Malekula Island, Vanuatu, early 20th century, carved and painted wood, 57 cm high
Rare Chubwan Mask from Poinkros Village, Vanuatu
A Rare Mask, Poinkros Village, South Pentecost Island, Vanuatu, (nineteenth century or earlier), carved hardwood, 32.5 cm high. Provenance: Private Collection. Acquired from above by Dr Peter Elliott in the 1960s. This mask was collected in the late 1960s…
Feathered Acting Island Mask with Repairs, 81cm
A large Acting Island mask, Vanuatu A/F with feathers and pieces for repairs, 81 cm
Double Faced Malekula Island Mask with Teeth, Vanuatu
A double faced Malekula Island mask with teeth, Vanuatu, 69 cm
Elaborate Malekula Mask with Figures
An elaborate mask with figures, Malekula, Vanuatu. Provenance: David Baker Collection. 117 cm
Malekula Mask from David Baker Collection
A large Malekula mask, Vanuatu. Provenance: David Baker Collection. 73 cm
Malekula Ceremonial Mask from David Baker Collection
A Malekula ceremonial mask. Provenance: David Baker Collection. 70 cm
Acting Island Mask from Vanuatu (8 words)
An Acting Island mask, Vanuatu. Provenance: David Baker Collection. 97 cm
David Baker's Malekula Mask: 121 cm Vanuatu Treasure
A large Malekula mask, Vanuatu. Provenance: David Baker Collection. 121 cm
Vanuatu Island Masks from David Baker Collection
Two Acting Island masks, Vanuatu. Provenance: David Baker Collection.
Vanuatu Island Masks from David Baker Collection
Two Acting Island masks, Vanuatu. Provenance: David Baker Collection. 60 cm
Ambrym Island Ancestral Mask
An ancestral mask, Ambrym Island, Vanuatu. Provenance: David Baker Collection. 70 cm
David Baker's Malekula Ceremonial Mask
A Malekula ceremonial mask. Provenance: David Baker Collection. 103 cm
Malekula Mask from David Baker Collection
A Malekula mask, Vanuatu. Provenance: David Baker Collection. 57 cm
Malekula Mask from David Baker Collection
A Malekula mask, Vanuatu. Provenance: David Baker Collection. 54 cm
David Baker's Ambrym Island Mask
An Ambrym Island mask, Vanuatu. Provenance: David Baker Collection. 61 cm
Ambrym Island Wood Mask: David Baker Collection
A Vanuatu wood carved mask, Ambrym Island. Provenance: David Baker Collection. 29 cm
David Baker's Malekula Mask from Vanuatu
A Malekula mask, Vanuatu. Provenance: David Baker Collection.
Ambrym Island Masks from David Baker Collection
Two Ambrym Island masks, Vanuatu on stand. Provenance: David Baker Collection. 67 cm
Malekula Mask from David Baker Collection
A Malekula mask, Vanuatu. Provenance: David Baker Collection. 62 cm
Malekula Mask from David Baker Collection
A Malekula mask. Provenance: David Baker Collection. 55 cm
Malekula Masks (David Baker Collection)
Two Malekula masks. Provenance: David Baker Collection. 60 cm high
Ambrym Island Mask from David Baker Collection
An Ambrym Island mask, Vanuatu. Provenance: David Baker Collection. 96 cm
Malekula Mask from David Baker Collection
A Malekula mask, Vanuatu. Provenance: David Baker Collection. 61 cm
Vanuatu Naturalistic Mask with Tusks and Bamboo Skewers
Vanuatu mask very naturalistic features with a large, flared nose. Inset boar's tusks to sides of mouth. Painted patina with white, red and black natural pigments. Inserted bamboo skewers protruding from chin and forehead. Banana leaf and cobweb backing.…
Vanuatu Flared Nose Mask with Boar Tusks
Fine Vanuatu mask raised facial features with a large flared nose. Inset boar's tusks to sides of mouth. Painted patina with white, red and black natural pigments. Backed with cobweb extending to coiffure and beard. Natural-fibre string for attachment.…
Vanuatu Flared Nose Mask with Boar Tusks
Vanuatu mask raised facial features with a large flared nose. Inset boar's tusks to sides of mouth. Painted patina with white, red and black natural pigments. Backed with cobweb extending to coiffure and beard. Natural-fibre string for attachment. Length…
Malekula Island Mambuki Stick with Red Clay Mask
A Vanuatu Malekula Islands mambuki stick, the stylised head with red clay mask, protruding nose, curled pig tusks and with spider's webs and vegetable fibre hair all mounted on a wooden stick. Length 110 cm
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