![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)
Wood Masks
![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)
![Mask Lot: Lot including New Guinea Yam Mask (24" L.), long carved wooden mask (40" L.), wood carving (29" L.).](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/1122/332252/179210274_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1717432170)
![Bamun-Cameroon Royal Ox-Head Beaded Wood Dance Mask: Bamun-Cameroon Royal Ox-Head Beaded Wood Dance Mask First-half 20th Century. Multi-colored glass beads over wood, on a metal stand. Height 16 in., Width 8 in., Depth 17 in. Provenance: Property of Lyn](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/1415/329115/178196245_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1717446512)
![PUNU MASK Gabon Wood and pigments H: 31cm: PUNU MASK Gabon Wood and pigments H: 31cm](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/533/332465/179306642_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1717601045)
![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)
![Yaure or Baule Moon Mask, Ivory Coast: Carved wood mask painted red, with black and white serrated rim and simplified but serene facial features. On custom gallery stand. Mask, approx. 10" H x 7" W x 3" D. Total height with stand, approx.](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/3585/333643/180230241_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1718581801)
![Yaure Mask, Ivory Coast: Carved wood anthropological mask with refined facial features. The plaited hair parted at left and right and bisected by a notched cranial ridge which resolves into the slender nose. Large, arched bro](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/3585/333643/180230404_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1718581801)
![Baule Portrait Mask, Ivory Coast: Carved wood 'ndoma' mask made to depict and honor an individual woman. Slender, softly curved face with delicate features and with carefully arranged hair, keloids at forehead, temples, and corners of](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/3585/333643/180230399_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1718581801)
![Lobi Monkey Mask, Burkina Faso: Wood mask with black surface, human upper face and open monkey mouth. On custom gallery stand. Mask, approx. 14" H x 7 1/2" W x 6" D. total height, with stand, approx. 21 1/4". Provenance: The Collect](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/3585/333643/180230377_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1718581801)
![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)
![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)
![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)
![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)
![African Tribal Guro Carved Wood Mask: This Guro mask and many of the other masks are representations of the spirit of Gu, the wife of Zamble, a supernatural being. Each mask is similar but not identical with horns that represent the spiri](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/9031/332482/179335292_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1717691650)
![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)
![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)
![Benin Carved Wood Mask & Contemporary Masai Necklace: Property of Joseph and Sabina McGonnell Trust, Daufuskie Island, SC Description: Benin Carved Wood Mask and a Contemporary Masai Tribal Necklace, a large painted carved wood mask with straw beard,](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/4098/332502/179395281_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1717710292)
![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)
![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)
![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)
![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)
![African Liberian Dan / Bassa Wood Mask: **Originally Listed At $500** West Africa, Liberia or Ivory Coast, Dan / Bassa, ca. mid-20th century CE. A hand-carved wooden face mask of stylized form with protruding brow, pierced eyes, and plaited](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/1103/333224/180001486_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1718320432)
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