Post #714782 by Atomic Tiki Punk on Thu, Apr 24, 2014 2:19 PM

On 2014-04-24 07:07, Jeffro Bodine wrote:
Well, first off...I'm serious about trying to find out the origin of this mask. Second, I just shared the story told by my family...true or not. Third, I have found several masks of very similar style for sale that state they are Philippine Tiki masks. http://www.ebay.com/itm/Wood-Tiki-Mask-Tribal-Wall-Art-Decor-11-5-X-8-5-Made-in-Philippines-/151057332938
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Happy-Sad-Comedy-Tragedy-Alii-Woods-Tiki-Masks-Honolulu-Made-in-Philippines-/201071528810

I apologize to anyone thinking that I am wasting your time. I simply wanted to know what I have.

Thank you for any information you can give me, positive or negative.

Please don't take my comments as an insult, we sometimes get folks posting as a joke
your mask does look like a Philippines carving, but is not Tiki in anyway
eBay is not the place to get accurate information on these kinds of items as 99 percent of the sellers
think any wood mask is a Tiki mask.

Just from your pictures the mask doesn't look as old as your being told it is, but that is just my informed opinion
these really starting showing up in the 1960s as tourist pieces carved in the Philippines and then imported
for sale to many countries, I would say you have one of the Comedy/Tragedy masks that normally came as a set.
Hey you like, enjoy it.