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Marble disk with two theater masks in relief, Marble, Roman
Roman
3rd quarter of 1st century CE
Terracotta statuette of a seated youth, Terracotta, Greek, Boeotian
Greek, Boeotian
1st quarter of 3rd century BCE
Theatrical mask for offering, faience
A.D. 2nd century
Theatrical mask for offering, faience
A.D. 2nd century
Funerary offering of Theatrical Masks and Ram with Vessel, faience
A.D. 2nd century
Band Fragment with Masks, Lotus Flowers, and Birds, Tapestry weave in polychrome wool and undyed linen, Coptic
Coptic
400–700
Band Fragment with Masks, Lotus Flowers, and Birds, Tapestry weave in polychrome wool and undyed linen, Coptic
Coptic
400–700
Krar (mask), Mabuiag Island artist, Turtle shell, wood, cassowary feathers, fiber, resin, shell, paint, Torres Strait Islander
Mabuiag Island artist
mid to late 19th century
Karan-wemba (female figure mask), Mossi blacksmith, Ceiba(?) wood, metal, Mossi peoples
Mossi blacksmith
19th–first half 20th century
Abstract Trio, Paul Klee  German, born Switzerland, Watercolor and transferred matte black paint with opaque watercolor and black ink on paper mounted on board
Paul Klee
1923
Collar with medallions containing coins of emperors, Gold
ca. A.D. 225
Mukudj (mask), Punu artist, Wood, pigment, kaolin, Punu peoples
Punu artist
mid-19th–mid-20th century
Porphyry vessel with bearded masks, Porphyry, Roman
Roman
ca. late 1st century BCE‒early 2nd century CE
Bata (ram) mask for a beete performance, Kwele artist, Wood, pigment, kaolin, Kwele peoples
Kwele artist
19th–first half of 20th century
Kpeliye’e headdress, Senufo artist, Wood, horns, quills, raffia fiber, cotton cloth, feathers, metal, applied organic materials, Senufo peoples
Senufo artist
19th–mid-20th century
Terracotta roundels in the form of theatrical masks, Terracotta, Greek
Greek
1st century BCE
Face, Olmec artist(s), Jadeite, Olmec
Olmec artist(s)
900–400 BCE
Funerary mask, Lambayeque (Sicán) artist(s), Gold, silver-copper alloy, cinnabar, Lambayeque (Sicán)
Lambayeque (Sicán) artist(s)
900–1100 CE
Mask (eharo), Barkcloth, cane, paint, fiber, Elema people
Elema people
Early 20th century
Moon face mask from a mblo performance, Baule artist  Baoulé, Wood, Baule peoples
Baule artist
Mid-19th–early 20th century
Helmet Mask  (Temes Mbalmbal), Wood, vegetable fiber, pig tusks, glass, plastic/rubber(?), paint, Southwest Malakula
Southwest Malakula
mid-20th century
Mummy Mask of a Woman, Cartonnage, plaster, paint, plant fibers
A.D. 60–70
Mask (Baba Tagwa), Fiber, paint, Abelam people
Abelam people
mid-20th century
Mfondo (mask), Lwalwa artist, Wood, pigment, Lwalwa (or Lwalu) peoples
Lwalwa artist
late 19th–early 20th century
Helmet crest from a nja masquerade, Grassfields artists, Wood, copper, glass beads, raffia palm, cowrie shells, Bamum kingdom
Grassfields artists
ca. 1800–80
Pouch for miniature masks, Loma artist(s), Leather, pigment, Loma or Toma peoples
Loma artist(s)
19th–first half 20th century
Mask (Wale or Ware), Wood, paint, coastal Boiken people
coastal Boiken people
19th–early 20th century
Mask, Wood, paint, Murik Lakes
Murik Lakes
19th–early 20th century
Face Mask, Dan artist, Wood, Dan peoples
Dan artist
19th–late 20th century
Mask (Lor [?]), Wood, paint, fiber, New Britain
New Britain
late 19th–early 20th century
Duho (hawk mask) or duba (vulture mask), Southern Bwa blacksmith, Ceiba(?) wood, pigment, fiber, Bwa peoples
Southern Bwa blacksmith
First half of 20th century
Imina walu (buffalo or roan antelope face mask), Dogon artist, Wood, pigment, Dogon peoples
Dogon artist
First half of 20th century
Kifwebe bakashi (female mask), Songye artist, Wood, pigment, Songye peoples
Songye artist
19th–early 20th century
Kuma (hornbill helmet mask), Bobo blacksmith, Ceiba(?) wood, pigment, Bobo
Bobo blacksmith
Late 19th–mid-20th century
Flute Mask, Wood, paint, seeds, fiber, Angoram or Kopar people
Angoram or Kopar people
late 19th–early 20th century
Dance Mask, Wood, paint, feathers, Yup'ik
Yup'ik
early 20th century
Miniature Mask, Dan artist, Wood, Dan peoples
Dan artist
Late 19th–mid-20th century
Miniature Mask, Bassa artist, Wood, Bassa peoples
Bassa artist
late 19th–mid-20th century
Moon face mask from a mblo performance, Baule or Yaure artist, Wood, Baule or Yaure
Baule or Yaure artist
19th century(?)
Mask, Wood, Romkun, Breri, or Igana people
Romkun, Breri, or Igana people
19th century
Mask (Dagak), Wood, paint, Kanak people
Kanak people
mid to late 19th century
Ndoli jowei mask, Bassa artist, Bombax wood, resinous coating, Bassa peoples
Bassa artist
Late 19th–early 20th century