Name: Copper and bronze mask, ‘Sun of Coricancha
SKU: 420231

Amazed Handmade Willow Wood Mask

Kamsá Biyá Community

This wonderful mask is crafted by the artisans of the Kamsá Biyá Community in the southern Colombian Andes. In keeping with their cultural and spiritual traditions, they use such masks in ceremonies where they ingest a native plant with medicinal and psychoactive properties called ayahuasca. Artisans carve the mask by hand from basket willow wood, covering one side with tiny black and white glass beads in elabourate patterns. The Kamsá or Kamëntsá are an indigenous people living in the Sibundoy Valley.

£132.06 Wholesale

£132.06
Smiling Nature Handmade Wood Mask with Glass Beads

Kamsá Biyá Community

This irresistible smiling mask is crafted by the artisans of the Kamsá Biyá Community in the southern Colombian Andes. In keeping with their cultural and spiritual traditions, they use such masks in ceremonies where they ingest ayahuasca, a native plant with medicinal and psychoactive properties. Artisans carve the mask by hand from basket willow wood, covering one side with tiny black and gold glass beads in elabourate patterns. The Kamsá or Kamëntsá are an indigenous people living in the Sibundoy Valley.

£132.06 Wholesale

£132.06
Andean Mask Shop Hand-Painted Ceramic Mask-Themed Retablo from Peru

Jose Ramos

(3)

Reflecting Peruvian carnival traditions, this fantastic retablo depicts a group of artisans peddling their handcrafted masks. Jose Ramos designs the festive retablo, crafted of wood with hand-painted ceramic figurines inside. Floral motifs decorate the doors, which can be displayed open or closed.

£164.59 Wholesale

£164.59
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Solar Octopus Handmade Peruvian Copper and Bronze Decorative Wall Mask

Ronald Franco

(62)

Ana Maria Enciso, a Peruvian artisan versed in metalworking, produces this stunning wall mask in her workshop outside Lima through an involved process. This mask goes through a strategic crafting process, with the artisan starting by shaping copper sheets by hand using a chisel, then receiving smaller detail work and finally being bathed in a solution to create the copper sulfate finish. This mask is a reproduction of the larger original version, depicting an octopus in the motif of a personified sun beaming at the earth below.

£72.93 Wholesale

£72.93
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Chavin Ceremonial Blade Peruvian Mask in Copper and Bronze with Gemstones

Ronald Franco

(62)

Images from the Inca Empire inspire Ana Maria Enciso to provide a glimpse pre-Hispanic life. Inspired by the sharp arc of the tumi, a pre-Hispanic blade, the artisan incorporates it into a mask. She depicts a noble personage from the ancient Chavin culture in copper with bright bronze details and applications of chrysocolla, marble and sodalite gemstones.

£64.06 Wholesale

£64.06
Sun of Coricancha Handcrafted Peruvian Wall Mask in Copper and Bronze

Ronald Franco

(62)

The Sun God of the Coricancha, which means “golden temple”, illuminates every wall with majesty. Inspired by the greatness of the Inca empire, Ana Maria Enciso, a Peruvian artisan, handcrafts this beautiful copper and bronze mask in great detail while thinking of the old legends about conquerors fascinated by the wealth of this deity and its temple. The mask has a hook on the back and is a meaningful icon of the Inca culture.

£64.06 Wholesale

£64.06
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Swirly Chulucanas Bull Chulucanas-Style Ceramic Bull Sculpture

Santodio Paz

(25)

Peru's Santodio Paz works with methods that pre-date the Inca Empire to create this marvelous ceramic bull sculpture. To achieve the colourful patterns and the contrasting dark finish, the artisan uses a slip to mask areas of the coloured clay with spiral patterns. The piece is then smoked with burning mango leaves, which gives it the dark colour. The slip is then removed to reveal the spirals.

£64.06 Wholesale

£64.06
Fresh Coat Recycled Auto Part Sculpture of a Painter from Peru

Miguel 'Metal' Mejia

(14)

Adding a fresh coat of paint, this sculpture by Peruvian artisan Miguel Mejia depicts an auto body painter. The artisan recycles auto parts, handcrafting the sculpture to achieve an impressive level of detail. Using screws, nuts, bolts, and more, he convincingly captures the painter's form, wearing a protective mask while holding an intricate spray gun.

£64.06 Wholesale

£64.06
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Ayacucho Birth Retablo-Style Nativity Wood Wall Mirror from Peru

Alejandro Chavez

(206)

By Peruvian artisan Alejandro Chavez, this wall mirror celebrates the traditional nativity. In the style of traditional retablos, Chavez diligently crafts a variety of different figurines from ceramic, painted by hand within a wood frame that surrounds a mirror in the centre. The upper portion of the frame depict the nativity, while the left and right sections depict a hat and a mask shop. The bottom section depicts a group of musicians dancing and playing traditional music.

£52.23 Wholesale

£52.23
Warrior of The Andes Classic Inca Gemstone-Accented Copper and Bronze Wall Art

Ronald Franco

(62)

The ancestral Inca Empire comes to life again in an exquisite creation from the Andes region. Peruvian artisan Ronald Franco pays homage to the splendor of the ancient empire with this classic wall art portraying a ceremony mask used in those times of grandeur. The piece is crafted from copper and bronze, crowned with ground chrysocolla, sodalite and onyx materials that add a luxurious touch to the artwork, all set on a sturdy mohena wood frame.

£98.55 Wholesale

£98.55

Featured Reviews

Ceramic retablo, 'Andean Mask Shop'

Nancy

Feb 5, 2022

Bursting with character

Just received my retablo after looking at them for many years. This Mask Shop is filled to the gills with colorful, quirky and expressive tiny detailed masks. It is beautifully constructed and came well packed. Highly recommend to collector or for a gift.

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