Mexican Wood Mask
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.
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Vintage 1970s Mexican Folk Art Masks
Materials
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
Category
Vintage 1970s Mexican Folk Art Masks
Materials
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.
Category
Vintage 1940s Mexican Folk Art Masks
Materials
Wood
Mexican Parachico Mask with Montera
Located in Mexico City, CDMX
Circa 1960. We offer this original and authentic Mexican Parachico mask. The mask is hand-carved
Category
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
Category
Vintage 1950s Mexican Folk Art Masks
Materials
Wood, Paint
Ceremonial Coyote Mask – Dance of the Morenos, Colima, Mexico
Located in Mexico City, CDMX
Ceremonial Coyote Mask – Dance of the Morenos, Colima, Mexico
Circa 1960. This ceremonial mask
Category
Vintage 1960s Mexican Folk Art Masks
Materials
Wood
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
Category
Vintage 1970s Mexican Tribal Masks
Materials
Wood, Paint
Large Vintage Latin American Hispanic Devil Diablo Folk Art Mask with Horns
Located in Studio City, CA
wood and features real horns.
Likely South or Central American or perhaps from Mexico.
Has clear
Category
Mid-20th Century Mexican Folk Art Masks
Materials
Paint, Wood
$795
H 18 in W 23 in D 8 in
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
Category
Vintage 1940s Mexican Tribal Wall-mounted Sculptures
Materials
Wood
LB offers Mexican sterling Onyx mask African glass Nuts Wood Bone SS necklace
By Lorraines
Bijoux
Located in Pittsburgh, PA
Lorraine’s Bijoux has on offer a Large Sterling Silver and Onyx Mexican mask pendant necklace
Category
Mid-20th Century Mexican Artisan Pendant Necklaces
Materials
Onyx, Turquoise, Sterling Silver
$176 Sale Price
40% Off
H 3 in L 21 in
Set of Two Decorative Vintage Mexican Painted Dance Masks Lizard
a Mermaid
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Group of two polychrome painted wood mid-20th century Mexican dance masks. Each with a face one
Category
Mid-20th Century Mexican Tribal Tribal Art
Materials
Organic Material, Wood
$760 Sale Price
36% Off
H 10.5 in W 6.5 in D 6 in
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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
Category
20th Century Mexican Masks
Materials
Wood, Paint
Rare Mexican Diablo Mask - San Luis Potosi
Located in San Francisco, CA
A rare early 20th century Mexican diablo mask with painted stag horn and goat hair beard. Overall
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Vintage 1930s Mexican Masks
Materials
Wood, Horn
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
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Vintage 1920s Mexican Masks
Materials
Wood
A Great Vintage Mexican Santiaguito Body Mask - Circa 1930
Located in San Francisco, CA
A great vintage Mexican 'Santiaguito' body mask with silver and red decals, horse hair mane and the
Category
Vintage 1930s Mexican Masks
Materials
Wood
Diablo Mask, Muyaes Collection
Located in Mexico City, DF
This mask is from Silao, Guanajuato from the Muyaes collection. It is hand carved polychromed wood
Category
Vintage 1940s Mexican Masks
Materials
Leather, Paint, Wood
20th Century Jaguar Mask
Located in Nogales, AZ
Wood and leather "helmet" type mask used in the crop fertility ceremonies in Guerrero
Category
20th Century Mexican Tribal Tribal Art
Materials
Leather, Gesso, Fabric, Wood, Paint
Antique Mexican Carnaval Mask
Located in Mexico City, CDMX
We offer this rare antique Mexican Carnaval mask in pine wood, circa 1940.
Category
Vintage 1940s Mexican Folk Art Masks
Materials
Wood
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.
Category
Vintage 1970s Mexican Rustic Masks
Materials
Wood
Ceremonial Deer Mask from Mexico
Located in San Miguel de Allende, Guanajuato
Ceremonial hybrid deer pelt and Horn mask from Zacatecas, Mexico.
Category
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. One of the oldest Mexican
Category
Vintage 1940s Mexican Folk Art Masks
Materials
Wood
Contemporary Seri Mask from Mexico
Located in San Miguel de Allende, Guanajuato
Contemporary wooden mask from the Seri people of Sonora, Mexico. The mane is made from natural
Category
2010s Mexican Folk Art Masks
Materials
Bone, Natural Fiber, Wood, Paint
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
Materials
Wood, Paint
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.
Category
2010s Mexican Folk Art Masks
Materials
Wood
Odin - God of Thunder
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Wood carving 'the blowing wind' of Odin the god of thunder.
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Vintage 1970s Mexican Masks
Materials
Wood
Mexican Carnival Mask of Maximiliano de Habsburgo
Located in Mexico City, CDMX
Made in carved wood we offer this Mexican Carnival Mask of Maximiliano de Habsburgo.
Category
Vintage 1960s Mexican Folk Art Carnival Art
Materials
Wood
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
Category
Early 20th Century Mexican Folk Art Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Wood, Gesso, Paint
Mascara Jaguar - Jaguar Mask - Mexican Folk Art Cactus Fine Art
By Manuel Cruz Prudencio
Located in Jesus del Monte, MX
This Mexican Jaguar Mask was made with Copal wood, wood carving technique gouges, machete and
Category
2010s Naturalistic Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood, Oil
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.
Category
Vintage 1940s Mexican Folk Art Masks
Materials
Wood
Painted Mexican Jaguar Mask
Located in Chicago, IL
The Jaguar Mask is an essential component of traditional Mexican dance and ritual, symbolizing
Category
Mid-20th Century Mexican Folk Art Masks
Materials
Wood
Mexican Helmut Mask of Poseidon
Located in San Francisco, CA
An extremely good hand-carved Helmut mask of the Greek god Poseidon, on museum quality mount
Category
20th Century Mexican Masks
Materials
Wood
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
Category
Mid-20th Century Mexican Folk Art Masks
Materials
Leather, Wood
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
Category
Early 20th Century Mexican Masks
Materials
Wood, Paint
Unusual Mexican Ceremonial Costume
Located in Houston, TX
Mexican ceremonial costume. Oil cloth one piece adorned with wooden head ornaments.
Category
20th Century Masks
Materials
Canvas, Wood
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
Category
Vintage 1950s Mexican Tribal Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood
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 Deer Mask
Located in San Miguel Allende, GTO
presensentation head
Category
Vintage 1960s 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
Category
Vintage 1970s Mexican Masks
Materials
Wood
Very Old Mexican Human Skull Ceremonial Mask, Colorin Wood
Located in Mexico City, D.F.
Mexican Mask of the first half of the 20th century, carved in colorin wood with polychrome finish
Category
Vintage 1940s Mexican Folk Art Masks
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
Category
Antique 19th Century Mexican Folk Art Masks
Materials
Wood
Mexican Ceremonial "Tiger" Dance Mask
Located in Nogales, AZ
Ceremonial tiger dance mask used to invoke rain for the next growing season and for good luck.
The
Category
Vintage 1950s Mexican Masks
Materials
Paint, Wood
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
Superb Vintage Mexican Paragueros Mask - Tlaxcala
Located in San Francisco, CA
A very good vintage Mexican "Paragueros" or "Catrines" dance mask from Tlaxcala. Carved and
Category
Vintage 1940s Mexican Masks
Materials
Wood, Glass
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
Category
Vintage 1940s Mexican Masks
Materials
Wood, Horn, Leather
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
Category
Vintage 1930s Mexican Masks
Materials
Wood
Excellent Mexican Jaguar Mask Early 1900
s
Located in Montecito, CA
Great Mexican jaguar dance mask with mirrored eyes. On custom stand. circa 1900
Category
Early 20th Century Mexican Folk Art Masks
Materials
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
Category
Vintage 1930s Mexican Masks
Materials
Wood
A Rare Early 20th Century Mexican Body Mask
Located in San Francisco, CA
A superb example of a vintage Mexican 'Santiaguito' body mask with original leather lining, horse
Category
Vintage 1930s Mexican Masks
Materials
Wood, Leather
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
Category
Vintage 1940s Mexican Masks
Materials
Wood, Leather
Very Rare Early 20th Century Mexican Soccer Ball Muerte (Death) Mask
Located in San Francisco, CA
A superb vintage Mexican hand carved and polychrome painted 'muerte' mask (death mask) with milk
Category
Vintage 1940s Mexican Folk Art Masks
Materials
Wood, Leather
Danced Mask, Muyaes Collection
Located in Mexico City, DF
50 year period. Together they traveled to all regions of Mexico in search of masks which had been
Category
Vintage 1960s Mexican Masks
Materials
Wood
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
Category
Vintage 1950s Mexican Masks
Materials
Wood
Mexican "Jaguar" Mask
Located in Sarasota, FL
Wooden Mexican Jaguar Mask with boar tusks and porkypine whiskers. It is part of a dance with
Category
Vintage 1930s Mexican Decorative Art
Materials
Wood
Rare Cora Mask Mexico
Located in Montecito, CA
A very unique Mexican Cora mask. It features real deer antellers. On stand
Category
Early 20th Century Mexican Busts
Materials
Wood, Bone
Mexican polychrome "Santiaquito" Body Mask
Located in San Miguel Allende, GTO
This body mask is from the state of Veracruz and dates to the first half of the 20TH century. A
Category
Vintage 1940s Mexican Folk Art Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Mexican Polychrome "Santiaquito" Body Mask
Located in San Miguel Allende, GTO
This body mask is from the state of Veracruz and dates to the second half of the 20th century. a
Category
Vintage 1950s Mexican Folk Art Sculptures
Materials
Wood, Leather, Mirror
A Great Vintage Mexican Santiaguito Body Mask - Circa 1930
Located in San Francisco, CA
A great example of a vintage Mexican body mask with real horns, braided tail, leather tongue and
Category
Vintage 1930s Mexican Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
Pre Columbian Ancient Mexico Good Mezcala Green Stone Mask Pendant
Located in London, GB
Pre Columbian ancient Mexico good Mezcala green stone mask pendant
Pre Columbian Ancient Mexico
A
Category
Antique 15th Century and Earlier Mexican Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
Pre Columbian Maya Jadeite Mask Pendant
Located in London, GB
A Pre columbian Ancient Mexico Maya Jadeite mask pendant, circa 600 – AD 1200
A fine small mask
Category
Antique 15th Century and Earlier Mexican Antiquities
Materials
Wood
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Mexican Wood Mask For Sale on 1stDibs
Find many varieties of an authentic Mexican wood mask available at 1stDibs. A Mexican wood mask — often made from wood, animal skin and leather — can elevate any home. There are 43 variations of the antique or vintage Mexican wood mask you’re looking for, while we also have 1 modern editions of this piece to choose from as well. There are many kinds of the Mexican wood mask you’re looking for, from those produced as long ago as the 18th Century to those made as recently as the 21st Century. Each Mexican wood mask bearing Folk Art hallmarks is very popular. Many designers have produced at least one well-made Mexican wood mask over the years, but those crafted by Manuel Cruz Prudencio are often thought to be among the most beautiful.
How Much is a Mexican Wood Mask?
Prices for a Mexican wood mask can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — at 1stDibs, they begin at $295 and can go as high as $7,800, while the average can fetch as much as $1,500.
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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