![Dan Passport Mask, Liberia: Miniature Dan mask, with round protruding forehead, pointed chin. Encrusted surface. Appears to have age. On custom gallery stand. Mask, approx. 5" H x 3" W. Total height with stand, approx. 10". Prov](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/3585/333643/180230339_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1718581801)
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Masks
![Dan Passport Mask, Liberia: Miniature Dan mask, with round protruding forehead, pointed chin. Encrusted surface. Appears to have age. On custom gallery stand. Mask, approx. 5" H x 3" W. Total height with stand, approx. 10". Prov](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/3585/333643/180230339_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1718581801)
![Hemba Misi Gwa So'o Mask: Human / Chimpanzee mask in blackened wood, with huge eyes under dramatically arched brows, beak-like nose, the upper lip with sawtooth edge. On custom gallery stand. Mask, approx. 9" H x 5 1/2" W x 5"](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/3585/333643/180230272_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1718581801)
![Guro Mask, Ivory Coast: Helmet mask, the coiffure with high central lobe , the heart shaped face with high arched brow, slender nose, small ears, the parted lips plump. Many relief carved keloids at brow, temples, cheeks, an](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/3585/333643/180230444_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1718581801)
![Baga Long Neck Mask, Guinea: Face mask topped by a long slender female figure, a modified form of the figure found on the more familiar Baga Nimba shoulder mask, here with crested, janiform head, long, ringed neck, the columnar t](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/3585/333643/180230406_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1718581801)
![Bozo Mask, Mali: Anthropomorphic wood mask incorporating many brass bosses and with cranial crest, sheet brass eyes, and. a pair of lizards carved on each side of the face. On custom gallery stand. Mask, approx. 17" H](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/3585/333643/180230378_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1718581801)
![Yaure Bronze Mask, Ivory Coast: Round face with three pairs of graduated curving horns joining tips above immaculately arranged hair, the thin brows above half closed eyes with three keloid scars between, with small nose and open mo](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/3585/333643/180230335_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1718581801)
![Igbo Agbogho Mmwo Helmet Mask, Nigeria: Igbo 'Maiden Spirit' helmet mask, the towering headdress with openwork triple layer crest flanked by two birds and paddle-shaped projections, the face below the tightly coiled black hair whitened, wit](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/3585/333643/180230318_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1718581801)
![Two African Miniature Masks: Miniature Luba mask with buffalo horns, together with a miniature Hemba Soko Mutu mask. Both on custom gallery stands. Hemba mask, approx. 5 1/2" H x 3 1/4" W x 2" D. Total height with stand, approx.](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/3585/333643/180230304_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1718581801)
![Lobi Monkey Mask, Burkina Faso: Wood mask with black surface, human upper face and open monkey mouth. On custom gallery stand. Mask, approx. 14" H x 7 1/2" W x 6" D. total height, with stand, approx. 21 1/4". Provenance: The Collect](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/3585/333643/180230377_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1718581801)
![Suku Kakuungu / Kakungu Mask, Congo: Huge anthropomorphic mask, with domed forehead, deep set coffee bean eyes, enormous bulging cheeks, and small toothy mouth. A few wisps of the original raffia collar remain; an intimidating mask, the](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/3585/333643/180230374_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1718581801)
![Lobi Head Mask, Burkina Faso: Lobi mask in the form of a tranquil face with triple-crested coiffure. Flaking black surface. Appears to have wear. On custom gallery stand. Mask, approx. 13" H. x 7 1/4" W x 5 1/2" D. Total height wi](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/3585/333643/180230319_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1718581801)
![Lobi Head Mask, Burkina Faso: Lobi mask with wear inside and out, flaking substance to surface. Form of a tranquil face with crested coiffure. On gallery stand. Approx. 7" W x 12" H x 6" D. Total height with stand, approx. 21 1/2"](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/3585/333643/180230317_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1718581801)
![Mossi Horned Mask, Burkina Faso: Mossi mask with blend of human and animal features, with curved goat-like horns partially wrapped in strips of animal hide with residual reddish fur, the flat facial plain with coffee bean eyes, long](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/3585/333643/180230316_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1718581801)
![Republic of Congo, Ceremonial Wood Dance Mask: Republic of Congo, Ceremonial Wood Dance Mask Early 20th Century, on a metal stand. Height 10 in. Width 6 in. Provenance: Formerly the Property of Lynn University Gift of Arthur B. Steinman, 2000](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/1415/329115/178196905_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1717446512)
![Bamana Notomo Ceremonial Wood Dance Mask: Bamana Notomo Ceremonial Wood Dance Mask Height 23 in., Width 7 in., Depth 6.5 in. Provenance: Formerly the Property of Lynn University Gift of Walter P. Scott, MD](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/1415/329115/178196622_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1717446512)
![Massive Sican-Lambayeque Copper Mask: Pre-Columbian, North Coast of Peru, Sican-Lambayeque culture, ca. 700 to 1000 CE. An amazing and sizable mask formed from several sheets of hammered copper arranged to form a stylized human face. The](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/1103/333176/179974499_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1718311641)
![A Congolese caryatid stool and a kifwebe mask of the Songye people: A Congolese caryatid stool and a kifwebe mask of the Songye peopleHölzerner Hocker mit von einer Karyatide getragener und messingbeschlagener Tafel. Der Kopf der Frau mit geprägtem Blech und Glasper](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/482/332826/179706828_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1718214620)
![Baga or Yoruba Body Mask: Carved and painted body mask of a pregnant woman with a huge black and white serpent draped over the swollen breasts and round, pregnant belly. There are diamond shapes carved on the tops of the breas](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/3585/333643/180230452_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1718581801)
![Punu Okuyi Mask, Gabon: Fine Punu helmet or crest mask, with elaborate coiffure with a large central lobe and thick lateral plaits, the face modeled on that of the most beautiful woman of the village. Heart shaped face with](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/3585/333643/180230422_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1718581801)
![Luba Horned Helmet Mask, D. R. Congo: Round face with large coffee bean eyes within deep orbits, the straight nose extending from the join of the arched brows, and leading to the protruding lips above the plank beard. Most striking are th](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/3585/333643/180230401_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1718581801)
![Lega Miniature Kayamba Mask, Congo: Small zoomorphic mask with pointed ears, whitened heart-shaped face. On custom gallery stand. Mask, approx. 6 3/4" H. X 3 1/4" W. Total height with stand, approx. 11 3/4". Provenance: The Collection o](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/3585/333643/180230443_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1718581801)
![Lele Mask & Headdress, Congo: Carved wood mask with rows of triangular borders across forehead, high arched brows over half-moon eyelids, the temples with cone-shaped projections. The nose notched above small, whitened mouth. Incl](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/3585/333643/180230368_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1718581801)
![Kwele Mask, Gabon: Large Bwete association type mask, with slanting, almond eyes in a heart shaped face, the stylized horns rising from the top of the head and joining below the face. Carved wood with kaolin pigment. Ap](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/3585/333643/180230331_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1718581801)
![Igbo Maiden Spirit Mask, Nigeria: Igbo 'Agbogho Mmwo' Helmet Mask, with two rows of thick, inward curving horns with a serpent-shaped band below, the narrow face with arched brows, narrow aquiline nose, full lips. Face whitened, with](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/3585/333643/180230447_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1718581801)
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![Olmec masks reveal an ancient Central American culture](https://www.liveauctioneers.com/news/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/large-jade-1.png)
Olmec masks reveal an ancient Central American culture
NEW YORK — The Olmec people are believed to be the earliest civilization in Central America, and they lived from about 1200 to 400 BCE in what is now Mexico. They were masters of stonework, and their mask sculptures rank among their most compelling artworks. Although some Olmec masks were worn over the face, most […]
![Tribal masks embody African art auction Oct. 2](https://www.liveauctioneers.com/news/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/47944668_1_x-FEAT.jpg)
Tribal masks embody African art auction Oct. 2
NEW YORK – The many faces of tribal Africa are mirrored in a Jasper52 auction to be held Sunday, Oct. 2. The African art auction is composed of more than 40 tribal masks and complemented by related items.
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Native American masks sold in France despite protests
PARIS (AFP) – Some 250 sacred Native American, Eskimo andpre-Colombian artifacts went under the hammer in France on Monday despite strong opposition from the Navajo and Hopi tribes who traveled to Paris to try to halt the sale. It was the fourth time in two years that sacred masks from the Hopi tribe have been […]
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Ancient stone masks go on display at Israel Museum
JERUSALEM (AP) – The oldest known masks in the world went on display in Jerusalem on Tuesday in the largest-ever exhibit of the ghoulish faces, believed to have been created in the Holy Land thousands of years before the time of the Bible. The 11 stone masks, said to have been discovered in the Judean […]