Antique Jaguar Mask — Traditional Mexican Carving
Located in Mexico City, CDMX
Antique Mexican mask hand-carved in wood, depicting the powerful face of a jaguar—one of the most
Vintage 1960s Mexican Folk Art Masks
Wood
Antique Jaguar Mask — Traditional Mexican Carving
Located in Mexico City, CDMX
Antique Mexican mask hand-carved in wood, depicting the powerful face of a jaguar—one of the most
Wood
Antique Mexican Demon Mask
Located in Mexico City, CDMX
We offer this rare antique Mexican Demon mask in wood, circa 1970. The mask makes a sound when
Wood
Antique Mexican Diablo Mask
Located in Mexico City, CDMX
We offer this rare and very antique Mexican Diablo mask in wood, circa 1940. Great patina.
Wood
Antique Ceremonial Coyote Mask, Mexico
Located in Mexico City, CDMX
Antique Ceremonial Coyote Mask, Mexico Circa 1960. This mask represents the Coyote, a symbolic
Wood
Antique Mexican Hand-Carved Wooden Mask
Located in Mexico City, CDMX
Traditional Mexican mask hand-carved from wood, embodying the symbolic strength and expressive
Wood
Antique Set of Mexican Papier-Mâché Masks
Located in Mexico City, CDMX
Circa 1960. We offer this antique set of 6 Mexican papier-mâché masks 100% handmade and paited with
Paper
$1,200
H 14.97 in W 14.97 in D 9.45 in
Antique Ceremonial Jaguar (Tigre) Mask, Zitlala, Guerrero, Mexico
Located in Mexico City, CDMX
) mask originates from Zitlala, Guerrero, and represents a powerful example of one of Mexico’s most
Leather
Antique Set of Mexican Papier-Mâché Masks 3
Located in Mexico City, CDMX
Circa 1960. We offer this antique set of 6 Mexican papier-mâché masks 100% handmade and paited with
Paper
Antique Set of Mexican Papier-Mâché Masks 2
Located in Mexico City, CDMX
Circa 1960. We offer this antique set of 5 Mexican papier-mâché masks 100% handmade and paited with
Paper
Antique Mexican Skull sign
Located in Mexico City, CDMX
We offer this rare and very antique Mexican Skull sign in wood, circa 1970. Great patina.
Wood
Antique "Calavera" Mexican Carved Wood Mask
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Amazing example of true Folk Art, this is a huge carved mask painted in multiple colors and adorned
Wood, Paint
Antique Mexican 'Muerte' Mask with Hand-Molded Leather Helmet
Located in San Francisco, CA
A superb early 20th century Mexican 'muerte' mask (death mask) from Guerrero, circa 1920s-1930s
Wood
Antique Mexican Jaguar Mask
Located in Mexico City, CDMX
We offer this rare antique Mexican Jaguar mask in leather, circa 1970.
Leather
Antique Mexican Carnaval Mask
Located in Mexico City, CDMX
We offer this rare antique Mexican Carnaval mask in pine wood, circa 1940.
Wood
Antique Set of Mexican Papier-Mâché Masks
Located in Mexico City, CDMX
Circa 1960. We offer this antique set of 15 Mexican papier-mâché masks 100% handmade and paited
Paper
Antique Set of Mexican Papier-Mâché Masks 3
Located in Mexico City, CDMX
Circa 1960. We offer this antique set of 10 Mexican papier-mâché masks 100% handmade and paited
Paper
Antique Set of Mexican Papier-Mâché Masks 2
Located in Mexico City, CDMX
Circa 1960. We offer this antique set of 5 Mexican papier-mâché masks 100% handmade and paited with
Paper
Mexican Papier-Mâché Jaguar Mask
Located in Mexico City, CDMX
Circa 1960. We offer this antique Mexican papier-mâché Jaguar mask 100% handmade and paited with
Paper
Early 20th Century Hand Carved Mexican Carnival Mask
Located in London, GB
Early 20th century Hand Carved Mexican carnival mask A highly decorative and authentic early
Pine
Sold
H 30 in W 52 in D 18 in
Monumental Mexican Carved Polychrome Mermaid Dance Mask, Folk Art Sculpture
Located in Forney, TX
A magnificent life-size Mexican folk art hand carved and painted wood body dance mask, in the form
Wood, Gesso, Paint
Antique Mexican Skull Mask
Located in Mexico City, CDMX
We offer this rare and very antique Mexican Skull mask in wood, circa 1940. Great patina.
Wood
Antique Mexican Skull Mask
Located in Mexico City, CDMX
We offer this rare and very antique Mexican Skull mask in wood, circa 1970. Great patina.
Wood
Antique Mexican Jaguar Mask
Located in Mexico City, CDMX
Circa 1960. We offer this antique Mexican Jaguar mask made in leather, mirror for eyes and boar
Leather
Antique Set of Mexican Carnival Masks
Located in Mexico City, CDMX
Circa 1970. We offer this antique set of 11 Antique Mexican Carnival Kitch Masks 100% handmade.
Paper
Pair of Antique Parachico Mexican Masks
Located in Rochester, NY
Pair of antique carved and painted wood Parachico Mexican masks. Parachico Mask, from the Dance
Wood, Paint
Antique Set of Mexican Papier-Mâché Masks 1
Located in Mexico City, CDMX
Circa 1960. We offer this antique set of 8 Mexican papier-mâché masks 100% handmade and paited with
Paper
Antique Mexican Mask from Guerrero
Located in San Francisco, CA
A strong and graphic carved and painted wood mask from the area around Gurrero This mask comes
Wood
Antique Mexican Mask from Guerrero
Located in San Francisco, CA
This powerful and rustic mask came to me because a dealer friend thought I might enjoy taking a
Antique Mexican Santiaguito Body Mask
Located in San Francisco, CA
A fabulous example of a vintage Mexican 'Santiaguito' body mask with horse hair mane, tassels and
Large Antique Mexican Processional Mask - Torito
Located in San Francisco, CA
A very large, rare early 20th century (circa 1940's) Mexican torito mask. Hand carved and
Wood, Horn, Leather
Antique Mexican Copper Ceremonial Dancing Mask
Located in Scottsdale, AZ
Unusual antique Mexican copper ceremonial dancing mask in the form of a bat.
Copper
Large Antique Mexican Torito Mask - Circa 1930.
Located in San Francisco, CA
A large early 20th century hand carved and polychrome painted Mexican "torito" mask. Deaccessioned
Wood
Very Rare Antique Mexican 'Raspador" Ceremonial Dance Mask
Located in San Francisco, CA
A rare early 20th century Mexican 'Raspador' mask from Oaxaca. The Raspador is a type of Viejito
Wood
Rare Antique Mexican Molded Leather Highlander Mask - Puebla
Located in San Francisco, CA
A rare mid century Mexican molded leather highlander mask from Huejotzingo, northwest of the City
Leather
A Large and Impressive Antique Mexican Bull Devil Mask
Located in San Francisco, CA
A large and impressive early 20th century Mexican bull devil mask with adjoining coral snakes
Rare Antique Mexican Diablo Mask - San Luis Potosi - circa 1940
Located in San Francisco, CA
A superb early 20th century Mexican diablo mask -- San Luis Potosi, circa 1940's. Carved and
Wood, Leather
Very Rare Antique Yaqui Pascola Ceremonial Dance Mask
Located in San Francisco, CA
A superb Yaqui Pascola ceremonial dance mask from the Río Mayo valley in Southern Sonora / Río
Wood
Sold
H 23.5 in W 17 in D 13.5 in
A Large and Impressive Antique Mexican Torito Mask - Museum Deaccessioned
Located in San Francisco, CA
A large and impressive early 20th century processional torito mask from Mexico. Hand carved and
$950
H 6.25 in W 5 in D 3 in
Vintage Nahua Pottery Chililico Hidalgo Mexican Folk Art Animal Candleholders
Located in Forney, TX
A most charming pair of two rare and whimsical indigenous Nahua peoples pottery animal folk art candleholders. Handmade in the village of Chililico, Hidalgo, Central Mexico, primiti...
Pottery
Mid 20th Century Hand Carved African Fertility Mask, Akan People
Located in Ottawa, Ontario
A very decorative fertility mask by the Baule tribe, associated with the Akan people who live both in Ghana and in the Ivory Coast. The sides with three small holes on either side pr...
Wood
$33,871
H 6.3 in W 15.75 in D 5.91 in
Fossilised Skull of Prehistoric Marine Reptile the Mosasaur, 70Million Years Ago
Located in Puglia, Puglia
Upper Cretaceous, about 70-65 million years ago (Maastrichtian) Morocco The skull is reconstructed in good proportions with fossil pieces found in a phosphate mine in Morocco. I att...
Bone
$3,915 / set
H 13.78 in W 27.96 in D 3.75 in
Pair of Entomology Specimen Display Cases By J T Stockall London Taxidermy Curio
Located in Lowestoft, GB
A large and impressive pair of late 19th early 20th century Entomology specimen cases, containing a varied collection of over one hundred insects from around the world pinned to an e...
Natural Fiber, Glass, Pine
Chinese Qing Dynasty Cabinet with Original Décor
Located in Kastrup, DK
Rare Qing dynasty cabinet with original well preserved decorations. Red base lacquer with polychrome decorations, black lacquer on the sides. Top section with pair of panel doors la...
Elm
$1,870 / set
H 21.66 in W 24.02 in D 35.83 in
Pair of Italian Mid-Century-Modern Lounge Chairs in Ochre Boucle, 1970s Italy
Located in Zagreb, HR
Pair of Vintage Italian Mid-Century Modern lounge chairs or club chairs. Modules can be used as a modular sofa or modular seating set. Beautiful and unique shape. A 1970 design and p...
Bouclé, Foam, Wood
Custom Round Mohair Velvet Ottoman with Oak Feet
Located in London, England
Dagmar Design - Round Ottoman Custom-made ottoman developed & produced at our workshops in London using the highest quality materials. These examples are upholstered in a mustar...
Oak, Mohair, Velvet
Clay Mask, 1960s Italy
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Fantastic sculptural clay mask wall art made in Italy. Hand made in an aged adobe color with a short rope which ties off on the face of the mask. Hangs from a single screw making ins...
Clay, Rope
$439,618
H 70.87 in W 125.99 in D 2.17 in
Giant Crocodile Fossil Wall Plate, Germany. 180 Million Years Old.
Located in London, GB
This outstanding fossilised skeleton is that of the ancestral crocodile species Steneosaurus bollensis that lived during the early Jurassic period. The skeleton, complete with armour...
Other
$450
H 5.91 in W 1.97 in D 1.58 in
Mexican Nativity Set Folk Art Ceramic Christmas Decoration Pottery Sculptures
By Aurelio Martinez Flores
Located in Queretaro, Queretaro
Folkloric ceramic nativity set decorated in Tonalá, Jalisco, México. Beautifully hand painted. Handmade in clay. Includes 14 figures. The figures are first handmade in clay and bur...
Ceramic
Folk Art Mid-Century Modern Blown Red Art Glass Face Masks, México
Located in Miami, FL
Mid-Century Modern Folk Art blown red glass face masks made in México. O-602-335
Blown Glass
$187,500
H 102 in W 84.5 in D 22.5 in
Exceptional 19th Century English Chinoiserie Pagoda Display Cabinet
Located in Houston, TX
Large-scale 19th century English display cabinet executed in the Chinoiserie tradition. Constructed in carved mahogany and conceived as a tripartite architectural façade, each glazed...
Glass, Mahogany
A Taxidermied Tiger Skin Rug, 20th Century
Located in ARMADALE, VIC
A Taxidermied Tiger Skin Rug, 1960s Mounted on black felt, with glass eyes. Dimension: Length: 215 cm Width: 165 cm Height: 19 cm. Provenance: Private Australian Collector Acquire...
Animal Skin
$27,500
H 46.46 in W 101.58 in D 20.28 in
Ernesto Valabrega for Studio Vittorio Valabrega Decorative Fireplace Mantel
By Vittorio Valabrega
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Ernesto Valabrega for Studio Vittorio Valabrega, decorative fireplace mantel, lacquered wood, plaster, glass, iron, Italy, 1930s This striking decorative fireplace mantel, presumabl...
Iron
$1,200Sale Price|20% Off
H 8.27 in W 5.52 in D 5.91 in
Hand-Carved Wood Javanese ‘Wayang Topeng’ Theatre Mask, Indonesia, c. 1900
Located in Jimbaran, Bali
This early 20th century ‘Wayang topeng’ mask was used in Javanese masked dance performances. This mask features a dark red polychrome and resembles a bird-man with an extended and ex...
Wood
$28,000
H 48.82 in W 77.56 in D 23.63 in
An Impressive Fully Mounted Taxidermied African Male Lion, 20th Century
Located in ARMADALE, VIC
An Impressive Fully Mounted Taxidermied African Male Lion, 20th Century With a walking attitude and with head inclined to the left, raised on a naturalistic rock and sandy base, hou...
Animal Skin
Today, art enthusiasts and venturesome interior designers find a lot to love and appreciate about antique and vintage masks, particularly as they have earned a distinct place amid a collection of folk art and other collectibles and curiosities in contemporary homes.
Folk art refers to art that people, not classically trained, created for either utilitarian or decorative purposes. With respect to visual art in folk art, it is typically reflective of a community’s culture and usually handmade by craftspeople working within a popular tradition. Masks, as part of this history, have been used in carnivals, theater, medicine, therapy, religion and more. The use of masks in rituals and sacred ceremonies goes back thousands of years, and masks in general are believed to be much older. And all kinds of other uses have been found for masks and face coverings over time. We have enlisted these accessories for protection, to signal modesty, facilitate flirtation, enable licentiousness or simply to look cool.
Archaeologists found a mask in Palestine that is believed to be 9,000 years old, a Neolithic-era stone mask that may have been part of rituals associated with the worship of ancestors. Some tribal masks are worn as an offering to the gods. Masks are among the most important African art forms, for example, and traditional African masks can be used to lend a concrete form to an invisible spirit. Dancers donning wooden tribal masks celebrate important events to honor their deceased ancestors. These masks are also very important devices for storytelling and sharing the oral history of a community.
For Asian artists, specific colors are used in masks to convey different values and ideas. In Japan, a red Oni mask worn by performers during a festival might signify anger, while in China’s Peking Opera, a mask that has been hand-painted gold would be worn by an immortal.
Mexican craftspeople make masks for traditional celebrations and ceremonial dances. Mexican masks are part of the country’s folk-art traditions that go back thousands of years and play a role in festivals and theater. A common symbol of the Mexican holiday Day of the Dead is a skull, which is widely represented in masks (although the innumerable activities associated with the holiday are by no means universal).
We’re inviting you to explore and pay respect to the long folk-art traditions that underpin mask-making by introducing antique and vintage masks to your space. Find an exciting collection on 1stDibs today.
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