Bennek unrolled the tapestry and revealed an ornate mask carved from milky gray wood.
A 19th-century Tlingit mask carved in the form of a wolf's head, at $125,000 the costliest item, was sold on opening night.
The place is famous for its neolithic petroglyphs (masks) carved on the surface of basalt stones.
From the reed mat in front of her, she lifted a wooden mask carved in the semblance of a bear's features, and slipped it on.
Her face was the color of marble, and the expression was rigid too, like a mask of horror carved in stone.
These can include masks, drums, textile decoration, beadwork, carving, sculpture, ceramic in various forms, housing and the person themselves.
His face stayed as expressionless as a mask carved from light-brown wood, but sweat started up along his brow.
They looked like identical masks carved from a block of mahogany.
Dancers wear wooden masks carved to look like wild animals, and cover their bodies in banana or coconut leaves.
African-influenced masks and body puppets carved from a variety of flexible rubber pieces created by Garland Farwell will also surround the scene.