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Lot # L178
System ID # 25356627
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Whimsical Coconut Fish Masks – Hand-Painted Island Folk Art
This delightful pair of handcrafted, hand-painted fish masks transforms humble coconut shells into lively works of folk art. Each piece showcases a wonderfully imaginative blend of human and fish features—a playful tradition found across island cultures where coconut materials are abundant. The makers of such masks often celebrate local storytelling, festival imagery, and the natural world, and these examples follow suit with expressive faces, bold palettes, and carefully textured fins. The bright colors and humorous expressions give each mask its own personality: one crowned with raised pink-and-gold “spines,” the other adorned with sweeping blue and green fronds. Together they create an eye-catching display that feels at once whimsical and culturally rooted.
Condition
In excellent condition with no damage noted. Paintwork is vivid, surfaces are clean, and the coconut-shell interiors display the natural texture of the material, as expected.
Dimensions
Mask 1: 5.75" × 5.75" × 2.25"
Mask 2: 6" × 6" × 3"
