50's cast aluminum Tiki wall masks - any info on who made them? - Collecting Tiki

T Tiki_Thor Tiki Centralite Denver (via MN) Joined: Nov 12, 2022 Posts: 91	T Tiki_Thor Posted posted on Fri, Jul 11, 2025 4:45 PM Does anyone know who produced these (probably 50's) cast aluminum masks/wall hangings? And are they truly Tiki, or are they African? I picked this one up at a small antique store for $8 and would love to know more about it. It's about 6" tall x 3.5" wide x 1" thick, and rather heavy. No marks anywhere I can see, though there's possibly the suggestion of letters on the back of the mouth - but they are unreadable, if it's not just Pareidolia. Using Google Lense and Tin Eye, I did find a larger 22" tall version asked about on this 2010 thread: ... and an expired listing for two on Pinterest and Etsy (now without any useful info): [ Edited by Tiki_Thor on 2025-12-03 14:31:29 ]

Does anyone know who produced these (probably 50's) cast aluminum masks/wall hangings? And are they truly Tiki, or are they African?

I picked this one up at a small antique store for $8 and would love to know more about it. It's about 6" tall x 3.5" wide x 1" thick, and rather heavy. No marks anywhere I can see, though there's possibly the suggestion of letters on the back of the mouth - but they are unreadable, if it's not just Pareidolia.

Aluminum Mask 1 Aluminum Mask 2

Using Google Lense and Tin Eye, I did find a larger 22" tall version asked about on this 2010 thread:

Example 4

... and an expired listing for two on Pinterest and Etsy (now without any useful info): Example 3

[ Edited by Tiki_Thor on 2025-12-03 14:31:29 ]