![Chokwe Mwana Pwo Mask w/ Headdress, Angola: Carved wood female ancestor mask, with cruciform scarification on forehead and tear marks below eyes. With cloth and fiber headdress incorporating wooden beads and cloth bundles. On custom gallery sta](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/3585/333643/180230411_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1718581801)
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Masks
![Chokwe Mwana Pwo Mask w/ Headdress, Angola: Carved wood female ancestor mask, with cruciform scarification on forehead and tear marks below eyes. With cloth and fiber headdress incorporating wooden beads and cloth bundles. On custom gallery sta](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/3585/333643/180230411_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1718581801)
![Lega Bwami Society Mask, D. R. Congo: Carved wood Bwami society type triple face mask with three heart shaped faces whitened with kaolin, the eyes, noses and brows black, On custom gallery stand. Mask, approx. 14" H x 8" W x 3 1/2" D. Tot](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/3585/333643/180230240_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1718581801)
![African Baule Carved Wood Mask with Birds: African Baule Painted and Carved Wood Mask with Birds, West African, female bust with necklace, 15.5" H x 8" W x 2.5" D. Provenance: From a Manhattan Collector., Keywords: Ivory Coast, Cote d'Ivoire,](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/5649/333144/179840252_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1718227312)
![[MASKS] Three Vintage Handmade Wooden Masks. Twentieth cent...: [MASKS] Three Vintage Handmade Wooden Masks. Twentieth century. Group of three hand painted and hand carved cottage industry masks. One with real horsehair and brass/aluminum metal eyes [Iroquois?]. O](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/928/330686/178765578_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1716992685)
![African Mask: Yoruba Nigeria Glede Society carved wooden African mask. 17" L..](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/1122/332252/179210259_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1717432170)
![Two Miniature Lega Masks: To include a Lega bi-color mask with one half of its concave, heart shaped face red and the other side white, and a Lega mask with slightly concave facial plane, straight nose, slit eyes with puffy li](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/3585/333643/180230456_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1718581801)
![Chokwe Mwana Pwo Mask, Angola: Female ancestor mask with high, rounded coiffure and relief carved cruciform mark on brow. On custom gallery stand. Mask, approx. 10" H x 8" W x 6 1/4" D. Total height with stand, approx. 18 1/2". Pro](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/3585/333643/180230412_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1718581801)
![Luba Round Kifwebe Mask, Congo: Round, convex mask with overall incised striations following the almond shape of the eye, and with square, protruding mouth. Holes along perimeter of mask for raffia beard / hair. On custom gallery st](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/3585/333643/180230385_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1718581801)
![Katana / Mama Buffalo Mask, Nigeria: Small but powerful head crest in the form of a highly abstract bush cow, the form reduced to three bold geometric shapes; the conical base, the open circle of the horns, and the angled flat slabs of t](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/3585/333643/180230384_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1718581801)
![Lobi Head Mask, Burkina Faso: Lobi head mask with cap-like coiffure, the tranquil face with well-formed features and with out-thrust, duck bill lips. Slightly flaky, encrusted surface. On custom gallery stand. Mask, approx. 13" H](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/3585/333643/180230320_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1718581801)
![Articulated Bete / We Gre Mask, Ivory Coast: Intimidating mask with mouth that clacks open and shut, and with horns curving from the projecting brow inwards towards the bulging, cone-shaped eyes, another pair of horns meeting like brows over the](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/3585/333643/180230257_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1718581801)
![African Baule Bronze Mask: African Baule Bronze Mask, flattened form with stylized features, wearing headdress, in bronze with verdigris patination. Dimensions 7.5 x 6 in. Condition: Very good.](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/6279/333420/180029507_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1718385490)
![Large Hand Carved Wood Tribal Mask on Stand: Large Hand Carved Wood Tribal Mask on Stand . Primitive carved mask from a tree. Wonderful detail and realistic features. The sits upon a hand made wood stand for easy display. There natural cracks in](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/1183/321967/176345916_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1713898021)
![Large Nefana Bedu Plank Mask: Monumental mask of abstract form, with a triangular portion below a central narrower rectangular section pierced with three square holes through which the dancer sees, and with unpainted horizontal an](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/3585/333643/180230327_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1718581801)
![Bamun-Cameroon Royal Ox-Head Beaded Wood Dance Mask: Bamun-Cameroon Royal Ox-Head Beaded Wood Dance Mask First-half 20th Century. Multi-colored glass beads over wood, on a metal stand. Height 16 in., Width 8 in., Depth 17 in. Provenance: Property of Lyn](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/1415/329115/178196245_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1717446512)
![Papua New Guinea Polychrome Rattan Costume: Papua New Guinea, Middle Sepik River, ca. mid-20th century CE. An enormous woven dance costume, made of rattan fiber, with two faces, one on the chest, and one on the head; the mask is decorated with](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/1103/333176/179974518_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1718311641)
![A yellow jade carving of a human face with bird mask, Qijia Culture style, probably Neolithic period: A yellow jade carving of a human face with bird mask, Qijia Culture style, probably Neolithic period of Qijia style, includes a prominent, stylised human face with exaggerated features, the face detai](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/8232/331315/178696485_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1716799780)
![PUNU MASK Gabon Wood and pigments H: 31cm: PUNU MASK Gabon Wood and pigments H: 31cm](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/533/332465/179306642_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1717601045)
![EGYPTIAN NEW KINGDOM WOODEN SARCOPHAGUS LID WITH GILDED MASK: Ca. 1550 - 1069 BCA large and finely carved Egyptian wooden sarcophagus mask. Made from cedar covered with gesso painted in brick-red, yellow and blue shades, this mask is presented with realistic fac](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/6054/333436/180105544_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1718399129)
![African Tribal Dan Mask: Carved wooden mask adorned with cowrie shells, natural fiber rope, metal, patterned fabric, and string with actual wood mask measuring approx. 6" W x 9.75" H and overall approx. 9" W x 22" H.](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/1060/333698/180279643_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1718659417)
![African Tribal Dan Mask: Carved wooden mask adorned with cowrie shells, dried grass, metal, painted fabric, and string with actual wood mask measuring approx. 5.5" W x 8.5" H and overall approx. 12" W x 13.5" H.](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/1060/333698/180279644_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1718659417)
![Pair painted pottery mask: Pair painted pottery mask. 8 1/4" L ALL DESCRIPTIONS AND ANY CONDITION STATEMENT GIVEN BY LANGSTON AUCTION GALLERY ARE STRICTLY OPINIONS AND LANGSTON'S SHALL HAVE NO RESPONSIBILITY FOR ERRORS OR OMISS](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/1053/333101/179887177_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1718290682)
![Vintage Wood Carved Polychrome Wall Mask: This striking vintage wall mask is intricately carved from wood and features vibrant polychrome detailing, likely of Mexican origin. The mask measures 14 inches in height, 8 inches in width, and 6 inc](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/7699/333647/180233277_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1718597367)
![Vuvi Miniature Mask, Gabon: Simple yet expressive miniature Vuvi mask, the slightly concave face thickly coated with kaolin, with slit eyes, long straight nose, and a third slit for a mouth. On custom gallery stand. Mask approx.](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/3585/333643/180230269_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1718581801)
News about Masks
![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.
![Native American masks sold in France despite protests](https://www.liveauctioneers.com/news/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/2013_0403_ParisAuction_lead.jpg)
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 […]
![Ancient stone masks go on display at Israel Museum](https://www.liveauctioneers.com/news/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/2014_0313_Masksgroup2_lead.jpg)
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 […]