Antique Mexican Hand-Carved Wooden Mask
Located in Mexico City, CDMX
Traditional Mexican mask hand-carved from wood, embodying the symbolic strength and expressive power of folk art.
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Vintage 1950s Mexican Folk Art Masks
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Wood
Mexican Carved Masks
Hand-Carved Mexican Skull Dance Mask -Mexico, circa 1950
Located in Mexico City, CDMX
Striking Mexican dance mask hand-carved from solid wood, depicting a stylized human skull, circa 1950.
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Vintage 1950s Mexican Folk Art Masks
Materials
Wood
Vintage hand Carved Wood Mexican Barbón Dance Mask
Located in Norwood, NJ
Vintage hand-carved Mexican “Barbón” dance mask featuring a dramatic long-bearded male face with deeply sculpted curls, expressive eyes, and rich dark wood tones.
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Mid-20th Century Mexican Mid-Century Modern Masks
Materials
Wood
Antique Mexican Hand-Carved Ritual Mask, Circa 1940
Located in Mexico City, CDMX
An extraordinary Mexican folk-art mask, hand-carved from wood circa 1940 using a machete.
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Vintage 1940s Mexican Folk Art Masks
Materials
Wood
Ceremonial Jaguar Mask Mexico.
Located in Mexico City, CDMX
We offer this extraordinary large-scale Mexican ceremonial mask, hand-carved in wood, depicting the powerful figure of the jaguar—one of the most ancient and sacred symbols of Mesoam...
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Vintage 1960s Mexican Folk Art Masks
Materials
Wood
1950s Catrin "Dandy" Mask, Tlaxcala, Mexico
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Catrin (Dandy) mask Nahua people, Tlaxcala, Mexico Wood, gesso, paint 1950s-1960s Measures: 7? (17.8 cm) high, 6.5? (16.5 cm) wide, 5? (12.7 cm) deep This mask is called the C...
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Vintage 1950s Mexican Folk Art Masks
Materials
Wood, Paint
Antique Mexican Bearded Man Mask Guerrero, Mexico, circa 1930
Located in Mexico City, CDMX
Extraordinary hand-carved Mexican folk mask depicting the classic “Barbón,” or bearded man character, an emblematic figure in traditional ceremonial dances and carnival celebrations ...
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Vintage 1960s Mexican Folk Art Masks
Materials
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 significant and symbolic animals in the ritual traditions of Mesoamerica.
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Vintage 1960s Mexican Folk Art Masks
Materials
Wood
Antique Mexican Ceremonial Mask, circa 1940
Located in Mexico City, CDMX
Expressive traditional Mexican mask, hand-carved in wood and polychromed, circa 1940.
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Vintage 1940s Mexican Folk Art Masks
Materials
Wood
Zoomorphic Ceremonial Mask Mexico, circa 1940
Located in Mexico City, CDMX
Distinctive mid-20th century Mexican ceremonial mask, hand-carved in wood with a powerful sculptural presence and a deeply expressive aesthetic.
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Vintage 1940s Mexican Folk Art Masks
Materials
Wood
“Barbón” Mask – Mexican Folk Art (Guerrero, ca. 1950)
Located in Mexico City, CDMX
Traditional Mexican mask hand-carved in wood, originating from the state of Guerrero.
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Vintage 1970s Mexican Folk Art Masks
Materials
Wood
Zoomorphic Ceremonial Mask with Ram Horns. Mexico, circa 1940
Located in Mexico City, CDMX
Extraordinary mid-20th century Mexican ceremonial mask, hand-carved in wood and mounted with authentic ram horns, a striking testament to the expressive power of traditional folk art.
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Vintage 1940s Mexican Folk Art Masks
Materials
Wood
Large-Scale Devil Mask — Hand-Carved Wood
Located in Mexico City, CDMX
Impressive large-scale Mexican mask, entirely hand-carved in wood and painted in vivid traditional colors.
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Vintage 1940s Mexican Folk Art Masks
Materials
Wood
Xantolo Day of the Dead Mask, Huazalingo, Wood & Goat Hair, 1970s
Located in San Miguel de Allende, Guanajuato
Xantolo day of the dead mask from Huazalingo, Hidalgo, A striking example of a Xantolo mask, crafted for the day of the dead event which is profusely celebrated in the Huasteca regio...
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Mid-20th Century Mexican Primitive Masks
Materials
Goat Hair, Wood, Paint
Large Vintage Latin American Hispanic Devil Diablo Folk Art Mask with Horns
Located in Studio City, CA
A fantastic piece. Really quite unique. We have not seen another quite like it. Made from heavy wood and features real horns. Likely South or Central American or perhaps from...
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Mid-20th Century Mexican Folk Art Masks
Materials
Paint, Wood
Hand-Carved Wooden Bull Head, circa 1970
Located in Mexico City, CDMX
Sculptural wall-mounted bull head, hand-carved in wood and polychromed in a matte black finish with natural accents on the horns and facial details, circa 1970. Defined by its clean ...
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Vintage 1970s Mexican Folk Art Masks
Materials
Wood
Three-Face Sculpture · Hand-Carved and Polychrome Wood
Located in Mexico City, CDMX
Mexico, circa 1940 · Solid carved and polychrome wood · 50 × 44 cm It depends on where you look from. And that is exactly the point. This large-format sculpture — 50 cm tall, 44 cm...
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Vintage 1940s Mexican Folk Art Masks
Materials
Wood
Ancient Pre-Columbian Olmec Hand-Carved Jade Face Mask Pendant 900-600 BC Mexico
Located in Portland, OR
An important ancient Pre-Columbian Olmec civilization Hand-Carved Jade face Mask Pendant, 900-600 BC, ex-museum collection.
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Antique 15th Century and Earlier Mexican Pre-Columbian Antiquities
Materials
Jade
Mid-20th Century Black Dance Mask, Guerrero, Mexico
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Mid-20th century black dance mask, Guerrero, Mexico A nice old mask from Guererro, Mexico, used in the Tlacololero Dance of the Tlactapa and probably from the 1950s, has a very mode...
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Vintage 1940s Mexican Tribal Wall-mounted Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Mask. Teotihuacan, Mexico. Classical Period, AD 450–650. Stone. 21.6 cm
Located in BARCELONA, ES
Mask. Teotihuacan, Mexico. Classical Period, AD 450–650.
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Antique 15th Century and Earlier Pre-Columbian Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Stone
Carved Green Stone Like Mask Of The Moon With Stand
$2,400Sale Price|25% Off
Carved Green Stone Like Mask Of The Moon With Stand
Located in Guaynabo, PR
This is a carved green stone like mask of the moon. It depicts the facial expression of sadness.
Category
20th Century Mexican Pre-Columbian Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Stone, Metal
Pair of Mid-Century Modern Onyx and Carved Stone African Mask Bookends
Located in San Diego, CA
Striking pair of sculptural Mid-Century Modern bookends crafted from beautifully banded cream and gray onyx, each adorned with a polished carved stone African mask motif in contrasti...
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Mid-20th Century Mexican Tribal Bookends
Materials
Marble
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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 with horse hair. This piece probably was made in Guerrero.
Category
20th Century Mexican Masks
Materials
Wood, Paint
Pair of White Plaster Textured Wall Mexican Masks
Located in Pasadena, CA
Each mask is signed MEXICO on the reverse, indicating their provenance.
Category
Vintage 1980s Mexican Masks
Materials
Plaster
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 20th century Mexican carnival mask.
Category
Vintage 1920s Mexican Folk Art Masks
Materials
Pine
Archer Mask from Mexico
Located in San Miguel de Allende, Guanajuato
Ceremonial arquero mask from Tlapa de Comonfort, Guerrero, Mexico.
Category
Vintage 1970s Mexican Rustic Masks
Materials
Wood
Arquero Mask from Mexico
Located in San Miguel de Allende, Guanajuato
Danced, ceremonial arquero mask from Talpa de Comonfort, Guerrero, Mexico.
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Vintage 1970s Mexican Rustic Masks
Materials
Wood
Hand Carved Ceremonial Mask from Mexico, circa 1960's
Located in San Miguel de Allende, Guanajuato
Hand-carved, hardwood ceremonial mask from the Uruapan / Patzcuaro region of Michoacan, Mexico, circa 1960's.
Category
Vintage 1960s Mexican Folk Art Masks
Materials
Hardwood, Teeth
Ceremonial Deer Mask from Mexico
Located in San Miguel de Allende, Guanajuato
Ceremonial hybrid deer pelt and Horn mask from Zacatecas, Mexico.
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Vintage 1980s Mexican Rustic Masks
Materials
Wood
Mexican Bull Mask from Chiapas
Located in San Miguel de Allende, Guanajuato
Bull "Toro" Mask, hand-carved hardwood from Suchiapa, Chiapas, 1940s.
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Vintage 1940s Mexican Folk Art Masks
Materials
Wood
Vintage Mexican Folk Art Hand Carved and Hand Painted Wooden Deer Mask
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Vintage Mexican Folk Art Hand Carved and Hand Painted Wooden Deer Mask
Located in Bristol, GB
Vintage Wooden Deer Head With Antlers Hand-carved and polychrome painted with silver antlers, googly eyes and a wonderful smile. Provenance: Previously with Christies from the coll...
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Mid-20th Century Mexican Folk Art Masks
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Wood, Paint
Negro Costeño Carnaval Mask, Costa Chica, Guerrero Mexico
Located in San Miguel de Allende, Guanajuato
Negro costeño carnaval mask from Costa Chica, Guerrero, Mexico.
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Vintage 1980s Mexican Folk Art Masks
Materials
Hardwood
Carnaval Mask from Costa Chica, Oaxaca
Located in San Miguel de Allende, Guanajuato
Red, black and white carnaval mask from San Pedo Jicayan, Costa Chica, Oaxaca, Mexico.
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2010s Mexican Folk Art Masks
Materials
Wood
Monumental Mexican Carved Polychrome Mermaid Dance Mask, Folk Art Sculpture
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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 of a mermaid, dating to the early 20th century, most likely originating in Guerrero...
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Early 20th Century Mexican Folk Art Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Wood, Gesso, Paint
Pair of Antique Parachico Mexican Masks
Located in Rochester, NY
Pair of antique carved and painted wood Parachico Mexican masks.
Category
Early 20th Century Mexican Masks
Materials
Wood, Paint
Collection of Five Vintage Mexican Folk Art Hand Carved Wood Masks
Located in Topeka, KS
Fabulous vintage collection of five Mexican hand carved wood Folk Art masks. These make a wonderful wall collage.
Category
Mid-20th Century Mexican Folk Art Masks
Materials
Leather, Wood
Hand-Carved Folk Art Mask
Located in Stamford, CT
Wonderful vintage Mexican anthropomorphic Folk Art mask of a mans face on the back of a rabbit. Probably an early work by the master carver Juan Horta Castillo.
Category
Vintage 1960s Mexican Folk Art Masks
Xantolo Mask From The Huasteca Region Of Hidalgo, Mexico, 1970´s
Located in San Miguel de Allende, Guanajuato
Xantolo mask from the Huasteca region of Hidalgo. This rare collector's mask was acquired from the town of Tzapotitla in the municipality of Huazalingo in the mid 1970´s. The Xantolo...
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Vintage 1970s Mexican Tribal Masks
Materials
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Mexican Folk Art Carved & Polychrome Painted Wood Diablo Mask, Circa 1950
Located in Ottawa, Ontario
Mexican folk art carved and Polychrome painted wood diablo mask Probably Guerrero, Mexico, Circa 1950.
Category
Vintage 1950s Mexican Tribal Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Pre-Columbian Mounted Zapotec Carved Adornos Stone Mask
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A fine Pre Columbian mounted Zapotec stone carved ardonos mask remnant believed to be from a large and elaborate funerary vessel presented on a purpose made display stand. From a pri...
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Antique 15th Century and Earlier Mexican Pre-Columbian Sculptures and Ca...
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Stone
Pre-Columbian Mounted Zapotec Carved Adornos Stone Mask
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A fine Pre Columbian mounted Zapotec stone carved ardonos mask remnant believed to be from a large and elaborate funerary vessel presented on a purpose made display stand. From a pri...
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Antique 15th Century and Earlier Mexican Pre-Columbian Sculptures and Ca...
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Stone
Pre-Columbian Mounted Zapotec Carved Adornos Stone Mask
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A fine pre Columbian mounted Zapotec stone carved ardonos mask remnant believed to be from a large and elaborate funerary vessel presented on a purpose made display stand. From a pri...
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Antique 15th Century and Earlier Mexican Pre-Columbian Sculptures and Ca...
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Carved Wood Painted Mexican Mask
Located in San Francisco, CA
Delightful carved wood painted Mexican clown mask. *We ship internationally*
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Vintage 1940s Mexican Masks
Materials
Wood
Mexican Folk Art Mask
Located in Southampton, NY
A Mexican hand-carved and painted wood mask of a bearded man from the dance of the Moors and Christians, circa 1970.
Category
Vintage 1970s Mexican Masks
Materials
Wood
Vintage Mexican Card Face Mask
Located in San Francisco, CA
A unique vintage Mexican 'card face' mask - Veracruz, circa 1960's. Displayed on a high quality custom made stand.
Dimensions: Overall height, including stand, measure...
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Vintage 1960s Mexican Masks
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 original chain link bridle - rich with color, wear and patina. Displayed on a high q...
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Vintage 1940s Mexican Masks
A Good Vintage Mexican Paragueros Dance Mask
Located in San Francisco, CA
This finely crafted vintage Mexican dance mask comes from the state of Tlaxcala and dates to the middle of the 20th century - circa 1940's.
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Vintage 1940s Mexican Masks
Rare Vintage Mexican 'Calaca' Mask - Oaxaca - Circa 1940
Located in San Francisco, CA
This dramatic early 20th century Mexican mask (circa 1930's / 1940's) from Oaxaca, represents a 'calaca' -- a skull, used in ceremonial drama dances usually during Day of the Dead fe...
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Vintage 1940s Mexican Masks
Carved Wood Mask
Located in Oakland, CA
Mexican card mask with nice authentic patina. Mask measures 9.25" high, 7" wide and 6.25" deep.
Category
Vintage 1960s Mexican Masks
Materials
Wood
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 polychrome painted hardwood with real bull horns, original leather straps and two large hand...
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Vintage 1940s Mexican Masks
Materials
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Fabulous Vintage Mexican 'Queen of Hearts' Card Face Mask
Located in San Francisco, CA
A superb vintage Mexican Queen of Hearts 'card face' mask from Veracruz -- circa 1960's. Displayed on a high quality custom made stand. Dimensions: Overall height, including stan...
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Vintage 1960s Mexican Masks
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, mirrored glass eyes, large wooden teeth and polychrome painted horns. Guerrero - circa ...
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Vintage 1930s Mexican Masks
A Superb Early 20th Century Mexican Burro (Donkey) Mask
Located in San Francisco, CA
A superb early 20th century Mexican 'burro' (donkey) dance mask with original coral red, yellow and white paint. Overall with cracquelure, excellent wear and surface patina. Dime...
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Early 20th Century Mexican Masks
A superb Vintage Mexican Card Face Mask - Circa 1960's
Located in San Francisco, CA
A superb vintage Mexican 'card face' mask from Veracruz -- circa 1960's.
Displayed on a high quality custom made stand.
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Very Rare Vintage Mexican Calaca (Skull) Mask
Located in San Francisco, CA
This rare early 20th century Mexican mask from Oaxaca, beautifully sculpted and painted in deep shades of burgundy over a creamy white slip, represents a 'calaca' -- a skull, used in...
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Vintage 1940s Mexican Tribal Art
Vintage Mexican Dance Mask, Veracruz - circa 1940's
Located in San Francisco, CA
A good early 20th century mustachioed Moro mask from the dance of the Christians and Moors. Veracruz, Mexico - circa 1940's. Displayed on a high quality custom made stand. Dimensi...
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Vintage 1940s Mexican Tribal Art
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Mexican Carved Masks For Sale on 1stDibs
There is a range of Mexican carved masks for sale on 1stDibs. Frequently made of stone, onyx and wood, all Mexican carved masks available were constructed with great care. We have 8 antique and vintage Mexican carved masks in-stock, while there are 14 modern editions to choose from as well. Mexican carved masks have long been popular, with older editions for sale from the 20th Century and newer versions made as recently as the 21st Century. mid-century modern and folk art Mexican carved masks are consistently popular styles. Mexican carved masks have been a part of the life’s work for many furniture makers, but those produced by l'aviva home are consistently popular.
How Much are Mexican Carved Masks?
Mexican carved masks can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price at 1stDibs is $1,965, while the lowest priced sells for $395 and the highest can go for as much as $6,500.
Finding the Right Masks for You
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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