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    Changes Coming to Masks of the World

    November 15, 2022 / No Comments

    Over next week or two we will be making some changes to the Masks of the World website.  We will be launching a new design, adding social media, videos, a new marketplace and more content. We will be adding content about: Collecting – Finding, identifying, valuing authentic masks – and other collecting topics. Learning – Historical perspective, what is the meaning, purpose, and use of masks. Displaying – Tips for displaying masks. Travel – Great places to visit around the world that still engage in masking traditions.   We are excited about the new changes, and we hope you enjoy discovering the amazing world of masks and cultural celebrations as much…

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  • Books

    How to Get Started Collecting Masks – A Beginner’s Guide

    January 17, 2022 /

    Everything You Need to Know to Get Started Collecting Masks. This eBook explains the pros and cons of collecting different masks from around the world. You’ll learn how identify authentic masks, why you might want to collect masks from one culture versus another and if collecting is really for you. PDF eBook

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  • Indonesia

    Indonesian Tiger Mask

    January 7, 2022 / No Comments

    Q: I think the mask that I have here should be an old Sumatran Tiger mask? I acquired it out of a Dutch private collection dome 20 years ago. Could I ask your help to identify this beautiful mask. – P

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    Classic Javanese dance mask

    May 25, 2019

    2 wild boar masks from Bali

    July 21, 2019

    Topeng prime minister from Bali

    April 30, 2019
  • Africa,  Oceania,  Unknown

    Oceanic Mask?

    November 15, 2021 / 1 Comment

    Q: Daniela ask: Unfortunately I don’t know anything about the mask. We bought it from somebody in Czech.                                                                                                                        

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    Mask from Nigeria, not the Congo

    July 12, 2014

    Contemporary African masks are rejected.

    October 8, 2018

    One of my favorite masks… Chewa

    January 13, 2019
  • Oceania

    Dayak Mask from Borneo

    September 5, 2021 / 4 Comments

    Q: I found this carved wood mask in a consignment store several years ago. It is 20 inches long, has an articulated mouth and holes along the open edge in back to hold bark strips or hair. There are no modern materials used, no wire or nails. Just wondering if you knew where it might be from.

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    May 23, 2018

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    March 18, 2018

    Hat mask from Vanuatu in Solomon Is.

    September 29, 2020
  • India & Himalayas

    Nepalese Buddhist Mask

    August 22, 2021 / No Comments

    Q: I bought this mask online last week and paid less than $100 for it. The seller described the mask as African . I have a fairly large collection of African masks so I knew that was incorrect. I supposed it to be from somewhere in the Himalayan region. It has obvious wear and some damage which has been repaired. Has red wax seal on back. – Ken

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    October 3, 2020

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  • India & Himalayas

    India Monkey Mask

    August 20, 2021 / No Comments

    I think this mask came from the 1964 NY World Fair and it’s made of papier-mâché.

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    Himalayan skull masks

    January 30, 2017

    Fake shaman’s mask from Nepal

    February 28, 2019

    Old man mask from NE India

    June 27, 2020
  • Europe

    European Theater Mask

    July 30, 2021 / No Comments

    Q: Any idea where this is from? I inherited it from an uncle who had it in the 1950’s. He was a frequent visitor to Paris and I suspect he bought it at the Flea Market there. It is 15″ tall to the top of the ears (which look like some kind of leather).

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    November 8, 2019

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    May 31, 2017

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    January 22, 2015
  • Bali & Java

    Java Monkey Mask

    July 13, 2021 / No Comments

    Q:  I purchased this from an antique store for $75. Carved from a single piece of wood with a small purple gemstone inset on the forehead. Measures approximately 9 inches from forehead to chin, about 5.5 inches deep, and 5.5 inches across. Store owner said she purchased as part of a lot of masks from a collector at auction. Was labeled as possible exorcism mask from Nepal. – Shannon

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    August 27, 2013

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    One of many Balinese characters

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  • Africa

    Northern Rhodesia Mask (now Zambia)

    June 28, 2021 / No Comments

    Q: My mother ordered this mask from a collector in Northern Rhodesia in 1949. (now Zambia). There is a letter from him and a note in the back mentioning a tribe which I cannot read clearly. Maroshe? Mashona is the only tribe I could find close to that spelling. It is made of very dense, dark wood and there was at one time hair attached as topnotch and beard? It may have suffered from the many moves of a Navy family over the years, or it may have come like this.

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    August 28, 2017

    Kuba masks from Central Africa

    September 23, 2019

    Another clay piece, but not a mask

    December 19, 2017
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Mask Value Code

A - high value*

B - collectible*

C - decorative art

D - low value

* A and B do not always imply higher dollar value. Most masks get a C or D, however we usually don't post them.

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  • Jan 17, 2022 How to Get Started Collecting Masks – A Beginner’s Guide
  • Jan 07, 2022 Indonesian Tiger Mask
  • Nov 15, 2021 Oceanic Mask?
  • Sep 05, 2021 Dayak Mask from Borneo

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