![Moche Peru Hammered Copper Mask: Moche Peru hammered copper mask, on metal stand patinated copper and shell, in glass dome display with wood base3 1/2"diameter x 1/2" projectionCollection from the home of Sytske and Jon Arnason, son](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/3975/332481/179316291_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1717614851)
Shell Masks
![Moche Peru Hammered Copper Mask: Moche Peru hammered copper mask, on metal stand patinated copper and shell, in glass dome display with wood base3 1/2"diameter x 1/2" projectionCollection from the home of Sytske and Jon Arnason, son](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/3975/332481/179316291_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1717614851)
![Kuba Kingdom Carved Wood Helmet Mask: Kuba Kingdom Burlap Covered Hand-Carved Wood Helmet Mask, embellished with beads and cowrie shells, together with a metal stand. Overall: 14.5" H x 9" W x 10" D. Keywords: African Art, Ceremonial, Art](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/5649/330233/178026758_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1715975563)
![Dan Deangle Mask with Accoutrements: Finely carved wood mask with metal bells, cowrie shells, animal fur, animal hair, coarsely woven cloth, cane, and mud-like organic material. Dan artist, Liberia or Ivory Coast. On custom gallery stand](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/3585/333643/180230230_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1718581801)
![Punu Mask, Gabon: Carved wood female ancestor Okuyi face mask, the elaborately arranged hair embellished with rope and a single cowrie shell, the face whitened with kaolin, the delicate features embodying the Punu idea](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/3585/333643/180230255_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1718581801)
![AFRICAN MASK, BRONZE, MOSSI PEOPLE: Burkina Faso, 20th c. Oval Domed Mask with flanges, raised eyebrows, almond eyes, moustache, ringed by cowrie shells. 9 1/2" x 7 1/2".](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/957/331422/178763979_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1716928066)
![Papua New Guinea Iatmul Wood Mask w/ Shell Eyes: **Originally Listed At $500** Oceania, Papua New Guinea, Middle Sepik River region, Iatmul people, ca. 20th century CE. A sizable wooden mask of convex form exhibiting dark brown surface hues and expr](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/1103/333224/180001497_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1718320432)
![Group of Ethnic Wood Carved Masks: Comprising three polychromed examples and a shell inlaid "sea turtle" mask. Turtle mask 21".](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/7247/333489/180080624_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1718412249)
![2 carved wood mask one is bead and shell decorated: 2 carved wood mask one is bead and shell decorated . Up to 18 1/2" LALL DESCRIPTIONS AND ANY CONDITION STATEMENT GIVEN BY LANGSTON AUCTION GALLERY ARE STRICTLY OPINIONS AND LANGSTON'S SHALL HAVE NO RE](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/1053/333101/179887218_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1718290682)
![Royal Mask - Beads, Cauri, Wood - Bwoom - Kuba - DR Congo: Great BWOOM Royal mask, richly decorated and with fine details. Materials: wood, cauri shells, fabric and African beads. Good condition with slight traces of tribal use. Unique colorful mask for the c](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/5584/333054/179795083_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1718195568)
![KUBA MASK Democratic Republic of Congo Wood, shell H.35cm NOTE The Kuba live in the Lower Kasai: KUBA MASK Democratic Republic of Congo Wood, shell H.35cm NOTE The Kuba live in the Lower Kasai region of central Zaire in a rich environment of dense forest and savanna. Organised into a federation o](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/533/332465/179306701_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1717601045)
![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)
![African Tribal Dan Mask with Headdress: Carved wooden ebony toned mask adorned with cowrie shells, dried grass, burlap, feathers, floral pattered fabric, wood, string. Wood mask measures approx. 6" W x 10" H. Top to tip of tail is approx. 3](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/1060/333698/180279642_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1718659417)
![Carved Wood Armadillo Shell And Goat Hair Decorated Huave Mask: Carved Wood Armadillo Shell And Goat Hair Decorated Huave Mask. Measures approximately 9" x 5" x 13" Please copy and paste the URL link below to review our Terms and Conditions for bidding, p](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/6247/331432/179785060_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1718338110)
![Mask of the Dan, Liberia 20th century: Mask of the Dan, Liberia 20th century, wood, textile and shells, h. 37 cm](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/609/331532/178835996_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1716986475)
![African Mask from Ivory Coast - Dan Ceremonial Dance Mask 14"In High: Dan Mask is a ceremonial dance mask from the Ivory Coast, made by the Dan Tribe or their sub-tribes as the Guere People and Yacouba. Adorned with decorative cowrie shells. Even it is known as "The Fem](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/9207/327302/176941312_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1715814009)
![Dan Gunyege Mask: Carved wood mask with high round forehead, arched brows, the large round eyes encircled with tin, the mouth with corners drawn down and with a row of white teeth made of shell. The top of the brow has](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/3585/333643/180230231_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1718581801)
![Sepik River Papua New Guinea mask: Vintage mask with polychrome paint and cowrie shell eyes measures approx. 16" x 10"](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/872/332448/179296151_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1717571313)
News about Shell Masks
![Shell cameo jewelry: a traditional must-have for milady](https://www.liveauctioneers.com/news/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/besmart-copy-6.jpg)
Shell cameo jewelry: a traditional must-have for milady
NEW YORK — Among the most classic pieces in the realm of jewelry is the elegantly simple cameo. Typically featuring portraits of women or mythological scenes, cameo jewelry has been carved for centuries out of hard natural materials such as stone, but shell cameos might be the most beautiful examples of the form.
![WWII Blonde Bombshell poster, Cappiello rarities at Onslows, Nov. 25](https://www.liveauctioneers.com/news/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/featured-5.jpg)
WWII Blonde Bombshell poster, Cappiello rarities at Onslows, Nov. 25
STOURPAINE, U.K. – Onslow Auctioneers will hold its 38th winter auction of vintage posters on Friday, November 25. Absentee and Internet live bidding will be available through LiveAuctioneers. Top lots include a trio of extremely rare posters by the great master Leonetto Cappiello and an exceptionally scarce World War II-era poster that has gained the nickname the “Blonde […]
![Miscellaneana: Shell art](https://www.liveauctioneers.com/news/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/2015_0105_Shells5_large.jpg)
Miscellaneana: Shell art
LONDON – Fate found us in Florida for the Christmas and New Year holiday, yet far from the madding Disney crowds. I wrote this with one eye on the sun setting over a nearly deserted beach. The only crowds there are the shell collectors, out in numbers of at least a dozen after high tide, […]
![Rare Shell Oil poster a favorite in Onslows auction Dec. 20](https://www.liveauctioneers.com/news/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/2013_1209_onslows57_lead.jpg)
Rare Shell Oil poster a favorite in Onslows auction Dec. 20
STOURPAINE, England – A rare and beautiful Shell Oil and Petrol poster by Jean d’Ylen, a French master of poster design, is one of the great items that Onslows will be offering in a Winter Vintage Posters auction on Friday, Dec. 20. LiveAuctioneers.com will provide Internet live bidding. The poster was discovered among a collection […]