{"title":"Old, Antique \u0026 Authentic Masks","description":"\u003cp\u003eA mask that has been used is imbued with a unique and distinctive  character…the character, personality and energy of the maker and wearer.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWe seek masks that are visually appealing, that have have been authentically used and authentically represent the cultures from where they originated.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"antique-african-mask","title":"Old Dogon (Kanaga) Mask,Mali,W.Africa","description":"\u003cp\u003eA powerful and balanced old Dogon Mask with a beautiful presence and colour palette.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"artwork__intro__desc js-artwork__intro__desc artwork__intro__desc--expanded\" itemprop=\"description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e “One of the most popular types of masks in the Sanga region is the type known as kanaga. Like other Dogon masks, kanaga masks are worn at rituals called dama, whose goal is to transport the souls of deceased family members away from the village and to enhance the prestige of the deceased and his descendants by magnificent masked performances and generous displays of hospitality. In 1935, French anthropologist Marcel Griaule witnessed a dama ritual in which twenty-nine out of a total of seventy-four masks were of the kanaga type. These masks are characterized by a wooden superstructure in the form of a double-barred cross with short vertical elements projecting from the tips of each horizontal bar.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e“When the mask is worn, the back of the dancer's head is covered with a hood of plaited fiber fringe at the bottom edge.”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“During the time spent by Griaule among the Dogon studying their complex belief system, he was initially told that the kanaga mask represents a bird with white wings and black forehead, but he later came to see this literal interpretation as characteristic of the first level of knowledge, that of the uninitiated. The deeper meaning of the kanaga mask apparently pertains both to God, the crossbars being his arms and legs, and to the arrangement of the universe, with the upper crossbar representing the sky and the lower one the earth. The disparity between these two interpretations illustrates the gaps in our understanding of Dogon art.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSource: Metmuseum.org  Mask (Kanaga)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSize:19” w ( across the bar) x 5” d x 39” t\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAge: Mid-20th Century \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEx Private Collection\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"EarthHeart\u0026Art","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46964495581471,"sku":"","price":3400.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0721\/7810\/6655\/files\/64B2CC9B-5B61-4474-8D1C-780359D42BD4.jpg?v=1696711917"},{"product_id":"antique-village-folk-art-mask-from-rural-mexico","title":"Old \u0026 Used Mexican Folk Art Mask from Rural Village","description":"\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font_8 wixui-rich-text__text\"\u003eThis mask came from a single collection of masks that showed extensive use \u0026amp; original wear and tear.The history and information is scarce on this subject and much more research is needed I believe on this genre of collecting.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font_8 wixui-rich-text__text\"\u003eHowever the power and experience these intense masks offer should not be underestimated.North American masks in general are a very small and rare category and as such I feel the good old ones offer a lot of value for a very reasonable investment.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font_8 wixui-rich-text__text\"\u003eConan Brooks\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font_8 wixui-rich-text__text\"\u003e“For the pre-Hispanic Cultures, the masks served to conceal the soul, appearance, and personality, of the mask wearer and transformed the wearer into a mystical state in a way to communicate with the supernatural to influence the powerful forces in nature. However, masks shouldn't be view in isolation. For their role to be understood, they need to be studied in context. The dances which use masks must be studied and analyzed to understand the significance of the mask. Historic dances served as a function to tell future generations of important events that impacted the villages and keep the memory of those events alive.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font_8 wixui-rich-text__text\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"wixGuard wixui-rich-text__text\"\u003e​Source:mexicanmuseum.org\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font_8 wixui-rich-text__text\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"wixGuard wixui-rich-text__text\"\u003eSize:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font_8 wixui-rich-text__text\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"wixGuard wixui-rich-text__text\"\u003eAge:Mid 20th Century \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font_8 wixui-rich-text__text\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"wixGuard wixui-rich-text__text\"\u003eex private collection\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"EarthHeart\u0026Art","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46964551254303,"sku":"","price":250.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0721\/7810\/6655\/files\/A3871C6B-40A6-4EFD-A68A-3660645F7803.jpg?v=1696713660"},{"product_id":"antique-folk-art-mask-from-rural-mexican-village","title":"Old \u0026 Used Mexican Folk Art Payaso (Clown\/Buffoon) Mask from Rural Village","description":"\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font_8 wixui-rich-text__text\"\u003eThis mask came from a single collection of masks that all show extensive use and original wear \u0026amp; tear.The history and information is scarce on this subject and much more research is needed I believe on this genre of collection.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font_8 wixui-rich-text__text\"\u003eHowever the power and experience these intense masks offer should not be underestimated. North American masks in general are a very small and rare category and as such I feel the good ones offer a lot of value for a very reasonable investment.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font_8 wixui-rich-text__text\"\u003eConan Brooks\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font_8 wixui-rich-text__text\"\u003e“For the pre-Hispanic Cultures, the masks served to conceal the soul, appearance, and personality, of the mask wearer and transformed the wearer into a mystical state in a way to communicate with the supernatural to influence the powerful forces in nature. However, masks shouldn't be view in isolation. For their role to be understood, they need to be studied in context. The dances which use masks must be studied and analyzed to understand the significance of the mask. Historic dances served as a function to tell future generations of important events that impacted the villages and keep the memory of those events alive.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font_8 wixui-rich-text__text\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"wixGuard wixui-rich-text__text\"\u003e​Source:mexicanmuseum.org\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font_8 wixui-rich-text__text\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"wixGuard wixui-rich-text__text\"\u003eSize:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font_8 wixui-rich-text__text\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"wixGuard wixui-rich-text__text\"\u003eAge:Mid 20th Century \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font_8 wixui-rich-text__text\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"wixGuard wixui-rich-text__text\"\u003eex private collection\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"EarthHeart\u0026Art","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46964568654111,"sku":"","price":275.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0721\/7810\/6655\/files\/FD0EC977-B374-4B12-A373-BAB7F5608ECC.jpg?v=1696713833"},{"product_id":"antique-african-long-mask","title":"Old Dogon (Kanaga) Mask,Mali,W.Africa","description":"\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAn old \u0026amp; authentically used Dogon mask that has great presence \u0026amp; power. It can be displayed on the wall or a base and is hard to photograph in a way that captures all its complexities,form and patina.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“One of the most popular types of masks in the Sanga region is the type known as kanaga. Like other Dogon masks, kanaga masks are worn at rituals called dama, whose goal is to transport the souls of deceased family members away from the village and to enhance the prestige of the deceased and his descendants by magnificent masked performances and generous displays of hospitality. In 1935, French anthropologist Marcel Griaule witnessed a dama ritual in which twenty-nine out of a total of seventy-four masks were of the kanaga type. These masks are characterized by a wooden superstructure in the form of a double-barred cross with short vertical elements projecting from the tips of each horizontal bar.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e“When the mask is worn, the back of the dancer's head is covered with a hood of plaited fiber fringe at the bottom edge.”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“During the time spent by Griaule among the Dogon studying their complex belief system, he was initially told that the kanaga mask represents a bird with white wings and black forehead, but he later came to see this literal interpretation as characteristic of the first level of knowledge, that of the uninitiated. The deeper meaning of the kanaga mask apparently pertains both to God, the crossbars being his arms and legs, and to the arrangement of the universe, with the upper crossbar representing the sky and the lower one the earth. The disparity between these two interpretations illustrates the gaps in our understanding of Dogon art.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSource:Metmuseum.org  Mask (Kanaga)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSize:7” w x 9 1\/4” d x 36 1\/2” t\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAge: Circa 1940’s\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eex private collection\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"EarthHeart\u0026Art","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46972900409631,"sku":"","price":3200.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0721\/7810\/6655\/files\/7CA957DA-1C3A-434F-8342-2E69B8C2C0C0.jpg?v=1696829704"},{"product_id":"old-tiger-rural-mexican-village-folk-mask","title":"Old \u0026 Authentic Mexican Folk Art Mask. Tecuán. The Wild Beast Mexican Masks","description":"\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv id=\"comp-k8rmtle8\" class=\"BaOVQ8 tz5f0K comp-k8rmtle8 wixui-rich-text\" data-testid=\"richTextElement\"\u003e\n\u003ch5 class=\"font_5 wixui-rich-text__text\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"wixui-rich-text__text\"\u003e“Tecuán. The Wild Beast \u003c\/span\u003eMexican Masks\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv id=\"comp-k8rmtleb\" class=\"BaOVQ8 tz5f0K comp-k8rmtleb wixui-rich-text\" data-testid=\"richTextElement\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFor the pre-Hispanic Cultures, the masks served to conceal the soul, appearance, and personality, of the mask wearer and transformed the wearer into a mystical state in a way to communicate with the supernatural to influence the powerful forces in nature. However, masks shouldn't be view in isolation. For their role to be understood, they need to be studied in context. The dances which use masks must be studied and analyzed to understand the significance of the mask. Historic dances served as a function to tell future generations of important events that impacted the villages and keep the memory of those events alive.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Danza de los Tecuanes portrays the legend where a wild, man-eating beast stalks and kills a series of domestic animals with a whip. Villagers at the time had to protect themselves from the animals that would pass by their town and try to threaten to eat their food supply. There was no stopping for these wild beast, for they were too strong, cunning, and powerful. The villagers gave the name of \"Tecuán\" to the mightiest wild beast of them all. No matter how many times a villager tried to kill it, the animal survived. The villagers became alarmed and went to the Lord of the Mountain.  He agreed to take on the task for a lot of money. After several failed attempts, he knew the deed would take more than one person.  He got the other villagers to agree to help. They disguised themselves as stones, trees, and animals. Each night they would put the real animals in the center of the circle while the disguised villagers formed a circle around them. When the Tecuán came to attack one of the animals, the disguised villagers surrounded this wild beast, and as a group, they killed it. They rejoiced by celebrating its demise by holding a festival that lasted for eight days. They retold the arduous story about their feat through dance.”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSource: Mexican museum.org\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e            \u003c\/span\u003eTecuán. 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