![Luba Round Kifwebe Mask, Congo: Round, convex mask with overall incised striations following the almond shape of the eye, and with square, protruding mouth. Holes along perimeter of mask for raffia beard / hair. On custom gallery st](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/3585/333643/180230385_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1718581801)
Masks
![Luba Round Kifwebe Mask, Congo: Round, convex mask with overall incised striations following the almond shape of the eye, and with square, protruding mouth. Holes along perimeter of mask for raffia beard / hair. On custom gallery st](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/3585/333643/180230385_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1718581801)
![Suku Kakuungu / Kakungu Mask, Congo: Huge anthropomorphic mask, with domed forehead, deep set coffee bean eyes, enormous bulging cheeks, and small toothy mouth. A few wisps of the original raffia collar remain; an intimidating mask, the](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/3585/333643/180230374_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1718581801)
![Mbole Mask, D. R. Congo: Anthropomorphic mask with simplified, abstract features, the bulging brow coming to a point over a mask-like, whitened orbital plane bisected by the ridge of the narrow nose. The mouth just a rounded](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/3585/333643/180230294_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1718581801)
![Kota Helmet Mask, Gabon: With blade shaped crest atop cylindrical helmet with bold, abstract features in black and white pigment. On custom gallery stand. Mask, approx. 20 1/2" H x 10" W x 8" D. Total height with stand, appro](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/3585/333643/180230293_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1718581801)
![Articulated Bete / We Gre Mask, Ivory Coast: Intimidating mask with mouth that clacks open and shut, and with horns curving from the projecting brow inwards towards the bulging, cone-shaped eyes, another pair of horns meeting like brows over the](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/3585/333643/180230257_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1718581801)
![Bete Mask, Ivory Coast: Bete N'gre or Nuyabwa mask, the slightly concave face with large closed coffee bean eyes, the wide nostrils extending to the edges of the face, the large lips parted to reveal a triangular tongue. Six](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/3585/333643/180230238_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)
![Ancient hand carved shaman mask - Nepal: Old Traditional and Authentic Shaman Tharu Dance Mask. Condition: Original mask in good vintage condition. Large, solid, and playful shaman mask. Origin: Nepal - Tibet Region. Rarely offered... 36 x 2](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/5584/333054/179794939_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)
![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)
![Massive Sican-Lambayeque Copper Mask: Pre-Columbian, North Coast of Peru, Sican-Lambayeque culture, ca. 700 to 1000 CE. An amazing and sizable mask formed from several sheets of hammered copper arranged to form a stylized human face. The](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/1103/333176/179974499_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1718311641)
![Hand Painted Ceramic Opera Mask: Hand painted ceramic/ plaster crafted opera mask of a womans face with makeup made of glitter with music notes painted on the forehead. Approx 7 x 5 inches Minor wearing to ceramic due to age and use](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/3283/331938/179069479_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1717191811)
![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)
![A NOH TEATRE PAINTED WOOD MASK, Japan, 20th century: h cm 19Representing Okina.](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/8429/332298/179221970_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1717438328)
![A NOH TEATRE WOODEN PAINTED MASK, Japan, 20th century: l cm 28Representing Tengu.](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/8429/332298/179221969_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1717438328)
![A LARGE BRASS MASK OF THE HINDU MONKEY GOD, HANUMAN: A LARGE BRASS MASK OF THE HINDU MONKEY GOD, HANUMAN Possibly Karnataka or Tamil Nadu, Southern India, 19th century The brass sheet hammered, engraved, pierced, and incised in the shape of Hanuman's fa](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/8979/332008/179139762_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1717256876)
![A Nigerian/Malian Gelede mask, ibori and two figures, 20th century: A Nigerian/Malian Gelede mask, ibori and two figures, 20th centuryKräftige Gelede-Stülpmaske aus Holz mit Resten polychromer Bemalung. Lochungen entlang des Randes. Etwas schwundrissig, rs. Termiten](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/482/332826/179706816_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1718214620)
![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)
![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)
![Vuvi Miniature Mask, Gabon: Simple yet expressive miniature Vuvi mask, the slightly concave face thickly coated with kaolin, with slit eyes, long straight nose, and a third slit for a mouth. On custom gallery stand. Mask approx.](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/3585/333643/180230269_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1718581801)
![Lega Miniature Mask (Lukwakongo) D. R. Congo: Poignant miniature Bwami Society mask with simplified facial features in a whitened, heart shaped face within a blackened oval. Holes along lower perimeter for raffia collar. On custom gallery stand.](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/3585/333643/180230268_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1718581801)
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 […]