![A Senufo Kpelie mask from the Ivory Coast, 20th century: A Senufo Kpelie mask from the Ivory Coast, 20th centuryAus Holz geschnitzte, gefasste und reich gravierte Doppelgesichtsmaske der Senufo. Die beiden symmetrischen Gesichter mit je drei Skarifikationen](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/482/332826/179706810_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1718214620)
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Masks
![A Senufo Kpelie mask from the Ivory Coast, 20th century: A Senufo Kpelie mask from the Ivory Coast, 20th centuryAus Holz geschnitzte, gefasste und reich gravierte Doppelgesichtsmaske der Senufo. Die beiden symmetrischen Gesichter mit je drei Skarifikationen](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/482/332826/179706810_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1718214620)
![Busch Rathenow 6x30, Gas mask, Sweden, 1942: Busch Rathenow 6x30, Gas mask, Sweden, 1942SN 14999. Die linke Abdeckung ungemarkt, die rechte mit Busch-Logo, die rechte untere Abdeckung mit "6x30" über schwedischer Krone, darunter Seriennummer un](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/482/332831/179711376_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1718214339)
![African Dan, Liberia, Mask.: African Dan, Liberia, Mask. Carved Wood Metal Teeth and Earrings .It measures 11 1/4 inches long and 6 1/4 inches widest. Weight: 1 pound 13 oz. This is a NO RESERVE AUCTION: there are no hidden or co](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/8700/332907/180223221_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1718662564)
![Early African Ibibio Wood Dance Mask Female: **Originally Listed At $400** Africa, Nigeria, Ibibio, ca. early 20th century CE. A hand carved and hand painted mask depicting a female character created for use in a dance performance. The impressiv](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/1103/334203/180592524_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1719008364)
![Mwana Pwo Mask, Chokwe People, D.R. Congo/Zaire: African Tribal Art: Chokwe People, D.R. Congo/Zaire: Mwana Pwo Mask, carved wood with light brown skin tone and dark brown hair, scarification/tribal marks and eyebrows, mid 20th century. It has a fin](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/6237/334120/180533356_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1718988484)
![Indonesian Balinese Festival Mask - Barong Spirit: **Originally Listed At $300** Southwest Asia, Indonesia, Bali, ca. mid to late 20th century CE. A fantastical festival or temple mask in the form of a dramatic Barong spirit, with massive grinning tee](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/1103/334203/180592275_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1719015478)
![LIBERIAN IVORY COAST KRAN MASK: LIBERIAN IVORY COAST KRAN MASK African - Liberian / Ivory Coast Kran mask decorated with metal teeth. Size: 10.5 x 5" Size: 10.5 x 5"](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/6943/332887/179686022_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1717971845)
![Modern glass mask: Modern glass fusing mask on metal stand. Maker? Murano?. Dimensions: 53 x 44 x 12 cm. In good condition.](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/6138/333210/179881530_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1718278280)
![Papua New Guinea Wood Mwai Mask, Male Ancestor: **Originally Listed At $300** Oceania, Papua New Guinea, Middle Sepik River, Iatmul people, ca. mid to late 20th century CE. An elaborate wooden mwai mask (also mai or mei mask) depicting a male ances](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/1103/333224/180159756_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1718405475)
![African Senufo Fire Spitter Helmet Wanyugo 21" In. Long: Fabulous Senufo Wanyugo Fire Spitter helmet from the people in the Cote d'Ivoire. This mask is used in initiation ceremonies and rituals that help to maintain social order in the community.. Some of t](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/9207/327302/177172848_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1716239176)
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.
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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 […]
![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 […]