We have always considered and collected these commercial masks and helmets as industries tribal art. Examples can be elegant in their simplicity or bazaar and complex. They are always unique, suprising and filled with personality.
Collection of 3 Original “Mr.We” Wire Animal Pins
Collection of 3 pins from the Wire Animal series. They were designed by Murray Erenberg 1964... $250 for all 3 Mr. We Ltd was a small creative but underrated costume jewelry manufacturer. The company lasted through the transitional decade of the 1960s with New York showrooms in the fashion industry's hot spot 1407 Broadway. In that time they created a trend setting style that was unique and easily recognizable. Designs were targeted to GO-GO era teens and young adults. The look was new, informal and fun. Pieces were often featured in and on the covers of magazines including Seventeen, Ingénue and Vogue. Brothers Larry and Murray Erenberg started the company and were responsible for all the creative work. All their designs are signed in the castings or with a gold plated hanging "?" logo.
