![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)
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![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)
![Published African Painted Wood Face Mask, Bwa Peoples: West Africa, Burkina Faso, Bwa peoples, ca. 20th century CE. A hand-carved wooden face mask of tall and intriguing form that demonstrates the skill of Bwa artisans. The hemispherical face portion is a](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/1103/333176/179974517_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1718311641)
![Stunning Inca Gold Mask w/ Repousse Features: Pre-Columbian, North Coast of Peru, Lambayeque Valley, Inca Empire, ca. 1200 to 1500 CE. A beautiful funerary mask of rectangular form, perhaps of royal origin, that is shaped from hammered sheets of](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/1103/333176/179974501_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1718311641)
![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)
![Dan Passport Mask, Liberia: Dan deangle type miniature / passport mask on custom gallery stand. Mask, approx. 6 1/2" x 3 1/2". Total height with stand, 11" H. Provenance: The Collection of Dr. Juris & Ingrida Simanis, Lexington,](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/3585/333643/180230251_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)
![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: Small anthropomorphic mask with delicate female features, a pot with relief carved lizards on its sides carried atop the carefully arranged hair. The narrow face has round forehead, downcast eyes, sle](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/3585/333643/180230449_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)
![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)
![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)
![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)
![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)
![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)
![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)
![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)
![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)
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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 […]