![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)
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Masks
![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)
![A Liberian Dan mask, 20th century: A Liberian Dan mask, 20th centuryAusdrucksstarke weibliche Maske aus Holz mit stark vorspringender Nase und Lippen. Fein in Zöpfe frisiertes Haar aus Raphia-Fasern. Kleine Fehlstelle am linken Augenl](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/482/332826/179706808_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1718214620)
![EGYPTIAN WOODEN MASK: Ca. 1025 - 944 BCA large and finely carved Egyptian wooden sarcophagus mask. Made from cedar covered with gesso painted in brick-red, yellow and blue shades. The artisan has depicted the deceased with](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/6054/333436/180105559_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1718399129)
![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: 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)
![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)
![Pair Art Pottery Signed Medusa and Hermes Masks: Pair Signed Art Pottery Medusa and Hermes Painted Stone Ware Masks and Steel Stands. Medusa Mask has loss to tips of several tentacles. Each measures approximately 12 inches x 9 inches.](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/2514/333597/180205105_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1718480530)
![Pair of Italian Majolica Bacchus Mask Faces: Pair of Vintage Italian Majolica Glazed Pottery Bacchus Mask Faces. Measures 9-1/2" x 11-1/2". Condition: Good condition. Estimate 150 - 250 Domestic shipping Third party](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/7976/333599/180205932_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1718485713)
![3 Vintage Mexican Dance Masks: 3 Vintage Mexican Dance Masks. Including a Christmas Week Moor with fish from 1950's; a French King (Fleur de lis of French Colonial Period); and a Santo w/ lizard and eagle. Largest Size: 23" x 12" x](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/1459/333902/180420103_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1718816315)
![Collection of Antique Japanese Noh Masks, Showa Period: Collection of Antique Japanese Noh Masks, Showa Period. Carved wood. Mounted. Size: 9'' x 26'' x 3'' (23 x 66 x 8 cm).](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/1459/333902/180419833_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1718816315)
![Wooden Handcrafted Mask of the Sepik River People: Carved mask with authentic coloration and symbolism important for this ceremonial item from Papua New Guinea. Shells give depth to eyes. Attention to the detail of the mask is important for the power](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/6087/333069/179797933_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1718137689)
![Bembe Miniature Mask, Congo: Abstract mask with protruding eye-holes emerging from enormous concave orbits. Raffia beard. Flaky red and whitish pigment. On custom gallery stand. Mask, (excluding beard,) approx. 7" H. x 3 1/4" W.](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/3585/333643/180230455_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1718581801)
![Antique Ceremonial Mask. Tharu People, Nepal.: Antique Ceremonial Mask. Tharu People, Nepal. Native to the Southern Himalayas, the Tharu are devout Hindus, globally renowned for their skill as mask-carvers. Measures approx. 10.5" X 9". Pl](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/6247/331432/179785235_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1718133242)
![Carved Sumatran Mask: An antique carved mask from the Sumatran 'Batah People'. All measurements are in inches. Height x Width x Depth](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/7512/333943/180438850_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1718863894)
![Congolese Carved Makunda Mask: A Congolese Yaka culture carved wooden Makunda mask. Rafia hair and a tiered fabric hat with alligator figure and painted finish. Some wear and minor damage. 33" high. ESTIMATE $200-400 NOTE: From the](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/999/333917/180425663_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1718817990)
![African Nimba Shoulder Mask: An African Baga culture carved wooden Nimba shoulder mask. Female figure with applied metal decoration, polychrome detail and incorporated four legged base. Some wear and minor damage. 24 1/2" high. E](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/999/333917/180425657_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1718817990)
![Japanese Carved Wood Noh Mask: Japanese Noh Mask, Carved Wood Sculpture, face of smiling older man with elongated earlobes, mounted to metal base. 14.25" H x 6.25" W x 4.5" D. Provenance: From the estate of a prominent Chinese musi](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/5649/333144/179840141_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1718227312)
![African Kuba Mask: An African Kuba culture carved wooden mask with animal hide headdress, polychrome decoration and applied cowrie shells. Some wear and damage. 14" high. ESTIMATE $200-400 NOTE: From the collection of F](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/999/333917/180425642_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1718817990)
![Jade covered jar. China. 18th/19th century. Grey stone. Finely carved with tao tieh masks and: Jade covered jar. China. 18th/19th century. Grey stone. Finely carved with tao tieh masks and archaic scrolling on a thunder meander ground. 9in.](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/4503/333036/179787537_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1718128433)
![Stunning Chancay-Huari Painted Wood Face Mask: Pre-Columbian, Central Coast of Peru, Chancay-Huari Transition Period, ca. 700 to 1000 CE. A hand-carved wooden funerary mask exhibiting incredibly lifelike details and vibrant red pigment. The counte](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/1103/333176/179974497_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1718311641)
![Mixed lot of 6 masks and carvings,: Mixed lot of 6 masks and carvings, South-East Asia and Tibet, 19th/20th century, partly polychrome and gold painted, bumped, h. up to 48 cm](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/609/331536/178837466_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1716988473)
![Two masks of the Baule/Yaure from the Ivory Coast, 20th century: Two masks of the Baule/Yaure from the Ivory Coast, 20th centuryZwei handgeschnitzte Masken aus Holz. An der polychrom bemalten Maske der Yaure ein dünner Schwundriss vom Scheitel bis zum Augenlid, di](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/482/332826/179706811_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1718214620)
![KWELE MASK Gabon Wood H: 44 cm: KWELE MASK Gabon Wood H: 44 cm](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/533/332465/179306644_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1717601045)
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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 […]