![Japanese Tengu and Bugaku Painted Masks, Pair: Two Japanese Tengu and Bugaku Painted Masks, painted and carved wood with hanging hardware, Tengu painted mask with red skin and inlaid horse hair beard, Bugaku Theater Mask of Nasori demon mask with](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/5649/333144/179840142_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1718227312)
Masks
![Japanese Tengu and Bugaku Painted Masks, Pair: Two Japanese Tengu and Bugaku Painted Masks, painted and carved wood with hanging hardware, Tengu painted mask with red skin and inlaid horse hair beard, Bugaku Theater Mask of Nasori demon mask with](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/5649/333144/179840142_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1718227312)
![Two Italian Faience Polychromed Masks of a Lion and Cheetah: Two Italian Faience Polychromed Masks of a Lion and Cheetah, 20th Century. Each realistically modeled, and stamped 'MADE IN ITALY'. Dimensions: Height of lion 18 1/2in; width 15 1/2in; depth 1](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/6623/332861/179645541_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1717933419)
![African Mask: Carved wooden Dan Tribe Female ancestral mask. 18" L..](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/1122/332252/179210255_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1717432170)
![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)
![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)
![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)
![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)
![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)
![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 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)
![African Bwa Ceremonial Wood Mask: African Bwa Ceremonial Painted and Carved Wood Mask, with applied burlap braids, 20th century. 27.75" H x 8" W x 11" D. Provenance: From a Manhattan collector. Keywords: Head crest, African Art, Cerem](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/5649/333144/179840253_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1718227312)
![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)
![African Ngbaka or Ngbandi Initiation Mask: African Ngbaka or Ngbandi Initiation Mask, Central Africa, Zaire, concave face with lozenge shaped eyes, triangular nose and lozenge shaped open mouth, the face pigmented with white kaolin clay, with](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/6279/333420/180029505_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1718385490)
![African Dance Mask - Aboriginal Indigenous Art: African Dance Mask - Aboriginal Indigenous Art - Wood ritualware from the Dan people of the Ivory Coast of Africa. Oval-shaped dance mask with vertical ridge in center of protruding forehead, narrow r](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/1406/332444/179594147_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1718060544)
![Large porcelain lidded storage jar. China. 19th century. Cylindrical form with lion mask lugs.: Large porcelain lidded storage jar. China. 19th century. Cylindrical form with lion mask lugs. Underglaze blue landscape and a cartouche reading Kang Hsi. 22in high. 11.5in diameter. Repair to cover.](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/4503/333036/179787429_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1718128433)
![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)
![Resello Wood & Shell Africana Folk Art, 50 in.: African style folk art totem ceremonial mask, hand painted and handmade of wood and Shells. 50 in. Tall , at widest point 7 in. Some wear to paint. Can be hung in the wall. Signed Resello on verso. Li](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/3283/331938/179069590_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1717191811)
![IJO MASK Nigeria Wood and pigments H: 32 cm: IJO MASK Nigeria Wood and pigments H: 32 cm](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/533/332465/179306695_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1717601045)
![A death mask, a Ushabti, an oil lamp and a ritual cone with hieroglyphs, Egypt, 15th/1st C. B.C.: H.: 23,2 cm (the mask, excl. stand) H.: 6,9 cm (the ushabti) Provenance: - The collection of Mr. and Mrs. S., Ghent, Belgium.](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/4375/332542/179376751_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1717672432)
![A Congolese Nkisi power figure ("nail fetish" of the Bakongo), a Mozambican mask (Makonde) and a: A Congolese Nkisi power figure ("nail fetish" of the Bakongo), a Mozambican mask (Makonde) and a bronze bag (Benin)Große, ausdrucksstarke Kraftfigur eines Mannes aus Holz. Der Körper mehrfach mit ei](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/482/332826/179706830_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1718214620)
![WALU MASK Dogon, Mali Wood H.76 cm NOTE In the Dogon language, Walu means antelope. The: WALU MASK Dogon, Mali Wood H.76 cm NOTE In the Dogon language, Walu means antelope. The antelope is a very important animal in Dogon culture and beliefs, and it is often represented in their art and r](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/533/332465/179306668_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1717601045)
![Romano-Egyptian cartonnage mummy mask depicting a female head: ITEM: Cartonnage mummy mask depicting a female head MATERIAL: Linen and Gesso CULTURE: Egyptian, Roman period PERIOD: 1st Century B.C – 1st Century A.D DIMENSIONS: 208 mm x 200 mm x 200 mm (without](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/9098/332970/179742417_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1718041824)
![AN CREAM COLORED JADE 'SHAMAN MASK' PENDANT, LIANGZHU CULTURE: AN CREAM COLORED JADE 'SHAMAN MASK' PENDANT, LIANGZHU CULTURE China, circa 3300-2200 BC. The ornament of a rounded triangular form, finely incised to one side with a beast mask below two bean shaped a](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/2748/331488/178781040_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1716989988)
![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)
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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.
![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 […]