Jicuri Dance,'Huichol Peyote Mask with beadwork'

'Ancient River Goddess' - Hand Beaded Wood Mask

Bright beadwork adorns the serene features of a river goddess. Salihu Ibrahim creates an image from the Pende people of the Congo. Tassels of red thread complement the trade seed beads and the piece receives an antique finish. Invoked during... ... more

Ghanaian wood mask, 'Beaded Antelope'

Slender black horns are erect crowning an authentic African mask by Kobina Asmah. Carved by hand of native sese wood an antelope is covered with beadwork and receives applications of ornate brass repousse. In African mythology the antelope is a... ... more

Beadwork mask, 'Father Sun' - Huichol Folk Art Hand Beaded Mask

Higinio Hernandez patiently places each minute bead by hand in the creation of this extraordinary mask. Resplendent in the color and mysticism of Huichol art it depicts the bright father sun Taa ta ta. He crowns a face bearing images of jicuri... ... more

African beaded wood mask, 'Asomdwoe II'

Rays of sun adorn this asomdwoe mask in an original design by Abdul Aziz Mohamadu. Meaning peace in the Akan language the African rubber wood mask is carved by hand featuring ornate aluminum on the nose. Dazzling beadwork in red black green white... ... more

Cornmeal Stew Cook,'Authentic African Wall Mask with Beadwork and Metal Inlay'

Long and slender, this African mask is crowned by a colorful face. Daniel Quarcoo transforms sese wood into a design of his own, adding brass and copper inlay, aluminum repousse and colorful seed beads. He names this mask Banku Ta, which denotes the... ... more

Beaded Mother,'African Sese Wood Mask with Intricate Multicolor Beading'

Ghanaian artisan Victoria Agyepomaa presents this stunning sese wood mask plated in brass and intricately beaded in brick red, bright green and black beadwork. The mask features slit eyes, a long nose and a closed mouth, with etched lines above the... ... more

Peyote Lizards,'Mexican Huichol Beadwork Peyote Lizards Mask'

Dazzling in their colors, six-sided peyote buds glow on the midnight darkness of a Huichol mask. A starburst on the forehead represents rrurabe, the guardian stars that accompany the shaman. Guardians of the fire, the atakuí lizards and salamanders... ... more

Huichol Protection,'Colorful Handcrafted Huichol Beadwork Mask'

The eagle Werika Uimari, regarded as their divine mother, spreads protective wings on the forehead of this dazzling mask by Higinio Hernandez Carrillo. She also represents Our Lady of Guadalupe. Heavy with tasseled ears of maize, warra, the corn... ... more