![Dogon Mask, Mali: Carved wood mask whitened with kaolin, with human and animal facial features, having small round ears, deep-set eyes beneath round forehead and overhanging brows, long slender nose with a pronounced b](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/3585/333643/180230229_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1718581801)
Masks
![Dogon Mask, Mali: Carved wood mask whitened with kaolin, with human and animal facial features, having small round ears, deep-set eyes beneath round forehead and overhanging brows, long slender nose with a pronounced b](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/3585/333643/180230229_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1718581801)
![Guro Miniature Mask, Ivory Coast: Anthro-zoomorphic mask in the dual form of a human face and a pair of birds, their long necks and pointed beaks curving down over the front of the face like horns. On custom gallery stand. Mask approx](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/3585/333643/180230270_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1718581801)
![Dan Miniature Mask: Small but striking miniature zoomorphic mask with attached amulet bundles. On custom gallery stand. Mask alone, approx. 4 1/4" H x 2" W. Total height with stand, approx. 7 1/4" H. Provenance: The Coll](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/3585/333643/180230302_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)
![Bakota M'Buto Helmet Mask: With large crest bisected by rectangular slab, the ridge of the crest extending down between the arched brows to the triangular nose. Large protruding white peg-shaped eyes above small round eye holes](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/3585/333643/180230463_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1718581801)
![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)
![Baule "Mblo" Portrait Mask, Ivory Coast: Carved wood mask with elaborately arranged hair, large coffee bean eyes, keloid-scarred cheeks, long slender nose, lips thrust forward with an o-shaped opening, and plaited beard. (Stable) age cracks,](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/3585/333643/180230232_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1718581801)
![4 Balinese Hand Painted Wood Frog Masks: Four Balinese hand painted wood frog or amphibious creature masks as wall art6 1/4 x 6 x 2 3/4Collection from the home of Sytske and Jon Arnason, son of Modern Art Historian H.H. Arnason](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/3975/332481/179316296_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1717614851)
![(2) Wooden Diablo Dance Masks: Size of mask on left: 17" tall x 7" wide x 4 1/4" deep Condition: Very good](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/7998/331555/178871897_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1717010513)
![Senufo Bronze Kpelie Mask: With lizard finial. On custom gallery stand. Mask approx.12" H x 7" W x 3 1/4" D. Total height with stand, approx. 15" H. Provenance: The Collection of Dr. Juris & Ingrida Simanis, Lexington, Virginia](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/3585/333643/180230209_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1718581801)
![Igbo Maiden Spirit Helmet Mask, Nigeria: 'Agbogho Mmwo' mask, of delicate proportions, with openwork crest, the whitened face with relief carved detail painted black, reddened ears. Approx. 13" L x 7" W x 9" H. Provenance: The Collection of](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/3585/333643/180230438_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1718581801)
![Baga Nimba Shoulder Mask: Large mask of a female figure worn on the shoulders and looming high above the dancer's head. The head with plaited coiffure, the cranial crest extending down to the tip of the nose. With small, wide-](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/3585/333643/180230409_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)
![Old Baule Portrait Mask, Congo: Exquisitely carved mask depicting and honoring an individual female member of the community. In this example the particular beauty and spirit of the woman depicted is palpably present. The hair is ela](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/3585/333643/180230366_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1718581801)
![Baule Bronze Mask: Anthropomorphic bronze mask, the coiled coiffure topped with long-necked bird, the fine-featured face embellished with relief spiral and notched lines, the rim with hanging chains. Baule artist, Ivory](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/3585/333643/180230237_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1718581801)
![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)
![Bwa Butterfly Mask, Burkina Faso: Large carved and pigmented wood mask representing a butterfly, the broad wings marked with concentric circles on the front and a black and white checkered pattern on the back. Bwa Yehoti masks are use](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/3585/333643/180230288_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1718581801)
![Bwa Plank Mask, Burkina Faso: Tall mask of abstract form; at the bottom a round owl-like face with large round eyes and diagonal markings, a hole with projecting rim between the eyes for the dancer to see through. Above this a dia](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/3585/333643/180230233_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1718581801)
![African Helmet Mask: African carved polychromed wooden mask helmet with animal. 12" x 11" x 16".](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/1122/332252/179210277_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1717432170)
![Republic of Cameroon Herbal Medicine Vessel: Republic of Cameroon Herbal Medicine Vessel Style of Mambila Peoples, signed on the underside. Antelope modeled terra cotta vessel with interlaced reed woven neck, repaired. Height 11 in., Diameter 5](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/1415/329115/178196621_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1717446512)
![Kachina mask - wood - Hopi - Arizona, USA: This large Hopi mask is not sacred and legal to be sold. Old private collection The Netherlands since 1980. Hopi kachina masks are figures carved from cottonwood root, made to represent the spirit bei](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/5584/333054/179795099_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1718195568)
![Tall W. African Mali Bamana Wood N'tomo Mask: **Originally Listed At $600** West Africa, Mali, Bandiagara region, Bamana people, ca. late 20th century CE. An elaborate wood N'tomo mask of the Bamana people of West Africa featuring a stylized visa](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/1103/333224/180001487_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1718320432)
![Rare Egyptian Ptolemaic Glass / Obsidian Eyes (Bonhams): Ancient Egypt, Late Dynastic Period, Dynasties 26 through 30, ca. 662 to 315 BCE. An alluring and rare pair of arched deep blue glass eye rims with extended cosmetic lines, inlaid with opaque white gl](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/1103/333176/180116974_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1718399015)
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 […]