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![Powerful BALI wood Mask Ituri Area Ndaaka Congo African Tribal: CONGO DRC Ituri River area BEAUTIFUL BALI MASK The Bali (or Baali) people live in Ituri province, in the north of the Kumu - Komo area A little to the northwest, live the Ndaka (or Ndaaka) to whom the](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/5584/332610/179399792_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1718142875)
![BOA Pongdudu Warrior Mask Congo Drc African Tribal Art 1684: CONGO DRC BOA PEOPLE PONGDUDU RARE WAR AND DANCE MASK Visibly old According to most authors, these masks were worn by the bravest warriors, giving them an image of invulnerability. Boa live in the nor](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/5584/332610/179399794_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1718142875)
![Elephant Mask - Wood - IGBO / IBO - Nigeria: Powerfull wooden elephant animal mask from the IGBO tribe of Nigeria. This mask is an Obgodo (elephant spirit), carved by the IGBO-IZI people who live in the north-eastern part of the IGBO territory i](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/5584/333054/179795058_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1718195568)
![ANCIENT EGYPTIAN Cartonnage Mask, Ptolemaic CIRCA 300 B.C.: ANCIENT EGYPTIAN Cartonnage Mask, Ptolemaic CIRCA 300 B.C. Size 10 inches high, 6 3/4 inches wide. Attractive polychrome cartonnage mask with fine details and colors. Provenance: Private Pennsylvania,](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/3779/331608/178883845_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1717014957)
![Bamileke Carved Wood Helmet Mask: Bamileke carved wooden helmet mask. Bamileke refers the multiple Central Africa groups of peoples who inhabit the western high plateau of Cameroon.](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/8063/323787/176157419_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1715711369)
![Ancient Egyptian Large Limestone Mask from an Anthropoid Sarcophagus Late Period to Ptolemaic: Ancient Egyptian Large Limestone Mask from an Anthropoid Sarcophagus Late Period to Ptolemaic Period, 664-30 B.C. Size Height 17 inches (43.2 cm). Width 16 inches. Large carved limestone sarcophagus f](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/3779/331608/178883840_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1717014957)
![Haida Transformation mask. Kwakiutl, Northwest coast of Canada. Native American: Native American, Pacific Northwest Coast, Haida peoples, ca. early to mid-20th century CE. A large and finely carved wooden ceremonial dance mask depicting the head of a highly stylized raven. The mas](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/5584/333054/179794924_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1718195568)
![SOUTHWESTERN ALASKAN YUPIK ESKIMO SHAMAN WOODEN MASK: A Southwestern Alaskan Yupik Eskimo shaman wooden mask. Circa late 19th century. Hand painted throughout. There is a turtle on one side and a scary face on the other. The Yupik Eskimo people of Southw](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/6975/331726/178957294_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1717061202)
![PRE COLUMBIAN AMERICA OLMEC GREEN JADE MASK: An ancient Olmec mask from Pre Columbian America made of green jade. The elongated mask has harshly carved facial features, and eyes with drilling holes in the center of the pupil of the eyes. The sam](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/6975/331726/178957250_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1717061202)
![Rare LEGA KWAME Kayamba Mask Bwami Cult Congo Drc African Tribal Art 1131: CONGO DRC RARE KAYAMBA MASK KWAME LEGA Beautiful mask, very expressive The Kayamba Mask is easily recognizable by the two horns on the top. It is a relatively rare mask, used by preceptors during the](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/5584/332610/179399899_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1718142875)
![Beautifu Lega idimu Bearded Mask Bwami Congo African Tribal Art mc 1857: CONGO DRC Beautiful idimu LEGA Mask Face whitened with a very mineral kaolin (glitter effect) Dot scarifications on the forehead This type of mask was used in the cult of the Bwami, a level society wh](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/5584/332610/179399791_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1718142875)
![Rare MBOLE BAMBOLE Mask Congo Rdc Zaire Kongo African Tribal Art 1292: CONGO DRC MBOLE Lilwa Society Mask Bambole are a people whose rites have remained rather mysterious to us. The society of the Lilwa (which could be compared to the Bwami of the Lega) organized the soc](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/5584/332610/179399802_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1718142875)
![Pre-Columbian Maya imperial jade plumed serpent: Pre-Columbian Maya imperial jade plumed serpent from Guatemala, circa 600-900 AD. Depicting the god Kukulkan Private Florida collection, collected prior to 1970.](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/8461/331834/179019545_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1717628055)
![EGYPTIAN CARVED WOODEN MASK: 18th Dynasty, 1567 - 1320 B.C., a mummy or KHA mask showing a human face, 5 3/4" x 4 1/2". Minor glue stains from a crude repair.](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/3904/332838/179638006_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1717865153)
![Mayan Miniature Wood Mask, Chac The Wind god c.550-950 AD.: Mayan Miniature Wood Mask, Chac The Wind god c.550-950 AD. Size 3 3/8 inches high. + stand. Carved wood miniature mask with Shell eyes and mouth inlay. Custom mounted. Provenance: Ex Private NYC colle](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/3779/331608/178883687_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1717014957)
![ANCIENT PRE COLUMBIAN AMERICA OLMEC JADE MASK: An ancient Olmec mask from Pre Columbian America made of green jade. The mask is an oval male face, apparently screaming. It has blind holes in the eyes, nose, and mouth, and large through holes in th](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/6975/331726/178957251_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1717061202)
![African Masks: Two African wooden Makonde pig masks. Largest 12" L..](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/1122/332252/179210230_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1717432170)
![Lot of 2 African Wooden Primitive Tribal Masks Kifwebe & Painted Tongue: Lot of 2 African Wooden Primitive Tribal Masks Kifwebe & Painted Tongue. 1). The first appears to be a male Kifwebe Mask. Songye People D. R. Congo. defined by the rows of grooves on the mask. The mas](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/1183/321967/176708993_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1714399302)
![Superb LEGA Lukwakongo small Mask Bwami cult Congo DRC African Tribal Art 1092: CONGO DRC LEGA Lukwakongo mask Lukwakongo maskettes are small and light wooden masks belonging to high-ranking members of the Bwami (rank Yananio) This type of mask was used in the cult of the Bwami,](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/5584/332610/179399803_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1718142875)
![Lega idimu Wooden Mask Bwami Cult Congo Drc Zaire African Tribal Art mc1904: CONGO DRC LEGA idimu Bwami mask Idimu masks are significantly larger than Lukwakongo masks, but stylistically very close These are collective masks used during ceremonies for high-ranking people of th](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/5584/332610/179399795_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1718142875)
![Ndaaka Mask - Wood, Raphia - Ituri- DR Congo: Stylistic NDaaka mask from the ITURI tribe of D.R. Congo. The mask has a clearly powerful appearance. Good condition with beautiful aged patina with traces of tribal use. Covered with painted dots and](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/5584/333054/179794909_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1718195568)
![Antique Mesoamerican Olmec gilt carved wooden mask, Jaguar? deity with traces of paint. 7 1/4"H x 7: Antique Mesoamerican Olmec gilt ceramic mask, Jaguar? deity with traces of paint. Slit eyes and large pierced ears and carved design features on face. 7 1/4"H x 7 3/4"L (ear to ear length)](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/918/332809/179634688_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1717873146)
![Alfred Stieglitz Photograph, Guro Mask, c. 1914: Alfred Steiglitz (American, 1864-1946), "Guro Mask, Ivory Coast," platinum print, circa 1914. 10" x 8". Note: Alfred Stieglitz became interested in African sculpture after be](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/525/332535/179370524_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1717684324)
![A Dan Mask, "bagle": Maske, "bagle" Dan, Côte d’Ivoire Mit Sockel / with base Holz. H 27 cm. Provenienz: - Aristide Courtois (1883-1962), Paris. - Galerie Flak, Roland Flak, Paris. - 2005: Westschweizer Privats](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/5382/333074/179801015_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1718142038)
![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)
![African Painted Wood Carved Mambila Mask: African Painted Wood Carved Mambila Mask, Cameroon, headcrest mask, depicting a face with markings and an zoomorphic body with two tails. 10.5" H x 16.5" L x 10" W. Provenance: From a New York Collect](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/5649/328672/177029545_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1714762352)
![GROUP OF FOUR CONTEMPORARY AFRICAN MASKS, INC.. CONGO, IVORY COAST, AND GHANA, 24 X 7 X 6 LARGEST: GROUP OF FOUR CONTEMPORARY AFRICAN MASKS, INC.. CONGO, IVORY COAST, AND GHANA, 24 X 7 X 6 LARGEST](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/3773/331110/178855727_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1717007560)
![Very old striking festival mask, West Nepal, Early 20th century: An antique unusual and very striking appearance, this old festival mask from western Nepal. Provenance: Obtained from an old Dutch private collection Dim: 38 x 18 x 5 cm, 636 gram. Stand not inlcuded.](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/5584/333054/179794918_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1718195568)
![Lega idimu two-headed Mask Bwami Congo Drc Zaire African Tribal Art mc 1870: CONGO DRC Rare two-headed LEGA idimu mask The faces are heart-shaped and whitened with kaolin, two very typical characteristics of the masks of this people. Idimu masks are significantly larger than L](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/5584/332610/179399799_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1718142875)
![Powerful BALI wood Mask Ituri Area Ndaaka Congo African Tribal: CONGO DRC Ituri River area BEAUTIFUL BALI MASK The Bali (or Baali) people live in Ituri province, in the north of the Kumu - Komo area A little to the northwest, live the Ndaka (or Ndaaka) to whom the](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/5584/332610/179399792_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1718142875)
![Northwest Coast Carved Wooden Mask, ca. mid 1900s 10 1/4" diameter x 4" high: Northwest Coast Carved Wooden Mask, ca. mid 1900s Northwest Coast carved wooden mask, leather tie strap, black and red design, signed R.A. THLOKS Eagle Wind, mid 1900s 10 1/4" diameter x 4" high very](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/918/332809/179634621_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1717873146)
![Pre-Columbian Colima seated pottery figure: Pre-Columbian Colima seated pottery figure from West Mexico, circa 300 BC-300 CE. Seated figure holding a boomerang and wearing a helmet with a head of a dog. 12.5"H. x 11". Private West Palm Beach, F](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/8461/331834/179019567_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1717628055)
![2 African carvings, elephant mask & pregnant female figure carving, both on bases, elephant mask is: 2 African carvings, elephant mask & pregnant female figure carving, both on bases, elephant mask is 33" tall (as shown on base)](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/1276/332677/179461872_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1717776085)
![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)
![Rare Pre-Columbian Veracruz stone turkey: Rare Pre-Columbian Veracruz stone turkey from Mexico, ca. 600-800 AD. A dark colored stone carved in the form of a Turkey. Traces of oxidation, root marks and red cinnabar.7.5"x5.5" Ex. Private Texas](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/8461/331834/179019570_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1717628055)
![A Senufo Mask, "kponyugo": Maske, "kponyugo" Senufo, Côte d’Ivoire Mit Sockel / with base Holz. H 81,5 cm. Provenienz: Gérald Minkoff (1937-2009) und Muriel Olesen (1948-2020), Genf. Die Senufo sind eine etwa 3](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/5382/333074/179801009_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1718142038)
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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 […]
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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.
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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 […]
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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 […]