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    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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    Another mask I need help with

    June 25, 2019

    Dayak mask from Borneo

    May 6, 2020

    Classic Javanese dance mask

    May 25, 2019
  • Africa,  Oceania,  Unknown

    Oceanic Mask?

    November 15, 2021 / No Comments

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

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    Nice West African mask

    July 6, 2015

    The always entertaining Gelede

    September 1, 2016

    Interesting fake from Cameroon, or authentic mask from Angola

    May 23, 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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    Tago mask from PNG

    February 7, 2017

    Excellent example of PNG art

    July 14, 2014

    Papua New Guinea mask

    October 20, 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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    Kolam mask from Sri Lanka

    September 21, 2018

    Old but still colorful Indian mask

    July 30, 2017

    Don’t be fooled by old looks

    August 26, 2014
  • 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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    Hairy leather mask

    August 22, 2017

    Bronze helmet mask from where?

    November 13, 2019

    Himalayan mushroom mask

    August 1, 2016
  • 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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    Old masquerade traditions in Portugal

    November 8, 2017

    Chocalheiro mask from Portugal

    October 17, 2020

    Swiss Butzi by Othmar Klauser

    October 13, 2016
  • 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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    One of many Balinese characters

    March 7, 2014

    Bird mask from Indonesia

    October 25, 2014

    Javanese Pentul mask

    December 27, 2020
  • 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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    David Norden Buy African Antiques

    November 3, 2017

    Bwa rooster mask, Burkina Faso

    May 8, 2019

    It reminds us of the Congo

    September 6, 2015
  • South America

    Tikuna Animal Mask

    June 21, 2021 / 1 Comment

    Q: I am hoping that you might be able to help me identify this mask and shed some light about it’s origin/provenance/significance. My parents collected mostly African and Asian masks/statues and I consider myself to be (moderately) good at placing origin/regions, but this one completely stumps me.

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    Metal monkey mask from Bolivia

    May 26, 2019

    Tukuma initiation mask from the Amazon

    May 30, 2017

    Payaso mask from the mountains of Ecuador

    May 11, 2016
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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
  • Aug 22, 2021 Nepalese Buddhist Mask

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