![A LATE 19TH CENTURY JAPANESE MEIJI PERIOD CARVED HORN NETSUKE modelled as a male holding a mask. 19.: A LATE 19TH CENTURY JAPANESE MEIJI PERIOD CARVED HORN NETSUKE modelled as a male holding a mask. 19.5 grams. 5.25cm x 3.5 cm.](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/3161/332662/179451725_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1717770767)
Masks
![A LATE 19TH CENTURY JAPANESE MEIJI PERIOD CARVED HORN NETSUKE modelled as a male holding a mask. 19.: A LATE 19TH CENTURY JAPANESE MEIJI PERIOD CARVED HORN NETSUKE modelled as a male holding a mask. 19.5 grams. 5.25cm x 3.5 cm.](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/3161/332662/179451725_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1717770767)
![A Japanese lacquerware inro with a bird-shaped netsuke, a wooden 'fox' mask and a silver box, Chang: Dim.: 5,5 x 9,2 x 3 cm (the inro) Dim.: 5,1 x 7,9 x 1,4 cm - Weight: 68 grams (the silver box) Dim.: 3,6 x 4,9 x 3,1 cm (the wooden 'fox' mask)](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/4375/332542/179376722_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1717672432)
![KWELE ANTELOPE MASK Gabon Wood and pigments H: 75 cm: KWELE ANTELOPE MASK Gabon Wood and pigments H: 75 cm](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/533/332465/179306649_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1717601045)
![PUNU MASK Gabon Wood and pigments H: 36 cm: PUNU MASK Gabon Wood and pigments H: 36 cm](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/533/332465/179306643_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1717601045)
![Mask, Bertjan Pot: Bertjan Pot (Dutch, b. 1975), "Rope Face Mask," 2012, polypropylene rope and polyester yarn mask, signed and dated verso, overall: 12.75"h x 8.25"w. Note: Proceeds to benefit North Beach Citizens nonp](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/306/332771/179533983_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1717788980)
![A Nigerian/Malian Gelede mask, ibori and two figures, 20th century: A Nigerian/Malian Gelede mask, ibori and two figures, 20th centuryKräftige Gelede-Stülpmaske aus Holz mit Resten polychromer Bemalung. Lochungen entlang des Randes. Etwas schwundrissig, rs. Termiten](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/482/332826/179706816_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1718214620)
![A Hellenistic terracotta theatre mask of the New Comedy, naive Ephebe type, 2nd century B.C.: A Hellenistic terracotta theatre mask of the New Comedy, naive Ephebe type, 2nd century B.C.A terracotta theatre mask of the New Comedy, representing the naive Ephebe type. The front finely carved wit](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/482/332826/179706485_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1718214620)
![Lega Miniature Mask (Lukwakongo) D. R. Congo: Poignant miniature Bwami Society mask with simplified facial features in a whitened, heart shaped face within a blackened oval. Holes along lower perimeter for raffia collar. On custom gallery stand.](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/3585/333643/180230268_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)
![VINTAGE 1920'S HAROLD LLOYD PAPER MASK: Vintage 1920's Harold Lloyd Paperr Mask. New Old Stock. 11" x 14" Framed.](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/1379/331101/178485721_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1716581494)
![Pair Art Pottery Signed Medusa and Hermes Masks: Pair Signed Art Pottery Medusa and Hermes Painted Stone Ware Masks and Steel Stands. Medusa Mask has loss to tips of several tentacles. Each measures approximately 12 inches x 9 inches.](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/2514/333597/180205105_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1718480530)
![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)
![Mexican Festival Masks w/ Horns & Ribbons: **Originally Listed At $300** Latin America, Mexico, ca. early to mid-20th century CE. A fantastic pair of wooden festival masks each exhibiting an exaggeratedly long nose, a jutting moustache, and a](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/1103/333224/180159760_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1718405476)
![Wooden Handcrafted Mask of the Sepik River People: Carved mask with authentic coloration and symbolism important for this ceremonial item from Papua New Guinea. Shells give depth to eyes. Attention to the detail of the mask is important for the power](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/6087/333069/179797933_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1718137689)
![Mexican Modern Decorated Jeweled Glazed Mask Wall Sculpture, Signed: 13.5 x 8 in](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/6201/329440/179408779_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1717713846)
![Dan Passport Mask, Liberia: Carved wood mask the cranial ridge extending down the steeply angled brow to tip of nose, echoed in central axis of chin. On custom gallery stand. Mask, approx. 6" x 3 3/4". Total height with stand, a](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/3585/333643/180230275_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1718581801)
![Chokwe Mwana Pwo Mask, Angola: Small Chokjwe mask, probably a Mwana Pwo female ancestor mask, the exaggerated bulge of the forehead and hook in the chin in the narrow face echoing the birdlike forward projecting element of the coif](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/3585/333643/180230415_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1718581801)
![Bamana Marka Mask, Mali: Carved wood mask, the elongated face clad in sheet copper and brass with all over hammered geometric patterned surface. Looped topknot and pair of lizards on brow, long metal tubes extend from temples](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/3585/333643/180230264_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1718581801)
![Teke Tsaye Kidumu Mask, Congo: Disc shaped mask with highly abstract relief carved features / symbols in black and red on white ground. Approx. 13" x 14". (33 x 35.5 cm.) Provenance: The Collection of Dr. Juris & Ingrida Simanis, L](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/3585/333643/180230433_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1718581801)
![Punu 'Okuyi' Mask, Gabon: Punu mask depicting the tribal ideal of female beuaty, with large eyes and lips, dainty nose, full arched brows, elaborate coiffure, and diamond shaped scarification between brows. Carved hardwood, th](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/3585/333643/180230389_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1718581801)
![Fang 'Ngil' Mask, Gabon: Large helmet mask with cranial ridge bisecting the bulging forehead, the arched brows joined at the center and continuing at the outer edge to create a heart shaped border around the face, terminating](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/3585/333643/180230386_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)
![Dan Horned Bird Mask, Liberia: Mask with animal and human features, the face with round tubular eyes, naturalistic nose and parted lips, the head surmounted by a pair of curved horns and, below the long ringed neck, a long pointed](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/3585/333643/180230357_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1718581801)
![Lulua Helmet Mask, D. R. Congo: Large anthropomorphic face mask, with horn-like cranial protrusion carved with concentric circles, huge concave eye sockets whitened with kaolin, and looping curvilinear keloid scars. Remnants of nett](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/3585/333643/180230353_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 […]