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.
Category
Vintage 1950s Mexican Folk Art Masks
Materials
Wood
Mexican Dance Masks
Mexican Tigre Jaguar Dance Mask Zitala Guerrero
Located in Sarasota, FL
Mexican leather yellow tigre or jaguar dance mask.
Category
Mid-20th Century Mexican Primitive Masks
Materials
Leather
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.
Category
Mid-20th Century Mexican Mid-Century Modern Masks
Materials
Wood
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 with a lizard on top and the other with a mermaid.
Category
Mid-20th Century Mexican Tribal Tribal Art
Materials
Organic Material, Wood
Mexican Ceremonial Wall Decor Dance Mask
Located in Tampa, FL
This powerful and visually striking mask is hand carved from wood and richly painted in vivid reds, greens, yellows, and black, retaining its original surface with exceptional charac...
Category
Antique 1890s Mexican Wall-mounted Sculptures
Materials
Wood
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...
Category
Vintage 1940s Mexican Tribal Wall-mounted Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Yellow Tigre Dance Mask Zitlala Guerrero, Mexico, unknown
$1,500Sale Price|40% Off
Yellow Tigre Dance Mask Zitlala Guerrero, Mexico
Located in Morton Grove, IL
A VERY rare Tigre (TIGER) Dance Mask Zitlala Guerrero, Mexico. Anonymous Deep Yellow Tigre Dance Mask.
Category
Early 20th Century Outsider Art Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Leather, Acrylic
Mexican colourful Bat dance mask, hammered in copper, Nahua people, 19-20th C
Located in Leuven , BE
Rare and spectacular bat dance mask from Mexico. Crafted in the late 19th to early 20th century, with later retouches to the polychromy.
Category
Early 20th Century Mexican Wall-mounted Sculptures
Materials
Copper
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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.
Category
Vintage 1960s Mexican Folk Art Masks
Materials
Wood
Monumental Mexican Carved Polychrome Mermaid Dance Mask, Folk Art Sculpture
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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 of a mermaid, dating to the early 20th century, most likely originating in Guerrero...
Category
Early 20th Century Mexican Folk Art Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Wood, Gesso, Paint
Vintage Painted Mexican Dance Mask
Located in Chicago, IL
This small painted mask is a type of vintage festival mask donned by performers of various traditional dances and ceremonies in Mexico and Guatemala.
Category
20th Century Mexican Folk Art Masks
Materials
Wood, Paint
Colorful Leather Tiger Mexican Mask
Located in Montreal, QC
Colorful leather Mexican dance mask probably from Zitlala, Guerrero.
Category
Vintage 1970s Mexican Masks
Materials
Leather
Very Rare Guerrero Silver Dance Mask, 19th-20th Century, Mexico
Located in San Pedro Garza Garcia, Nuevo Leon
A highly decorated, heavy sheet silver mask with high relief decoration, depicting a man’s face with a long and curly beard. Two snakes decorate his forehead. The mask has pierced ea...
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Mexican Masks
Materials
Silver
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.
Category
Vintage 1940s Mexican Tribal Art
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.
Category
Vintage 1940s Mexican Masks
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 round mirrors over eyes are for recalling the god "Tezcatlipoca". As th...
Category
Vintage 1950s Mexican Masks
Materials
Paint, Wood
Antique Mexican Copper Ceremonial Dancing Mask
Located in Scottsdale, AZ
Unusual antique Mexican copper ceremonial dancing mask in the form of a bat.
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Mexican Spanish Colonial Masks
Materials
Copper
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 (old man) mask with a protracted nose that the dancer rubs with a wooden stick to mak...
Category
Vintage 1930s Mexican Masks
Materials
Wood
Danced Mask, Muyaes Collection
Located in Mexico City, DF
Together they traveled to all regions of Mexico in search of masks which had been danced - and in many cases passed on from generation to generation - in their quest to fully documen...
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.
Category
Vintage 1940s Mexican Masks
Materials
Wood, Glass
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 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 Fuerte valley in Northern Sinaloa. Skillfully carved from hardwood with thin walls, tuf...
Category
Vintage 1950s Mexican Masks
Materials
Wood
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.
Category
Early 20th Century Mexican Masks
Vintage Mexican El Serrano Ceremonial Dance Mask
Located in San Francisco, CA
A rare vintage Mexican "El Serrano" (Mexican highlander) is represented in this polychrome painted leather mask from Huejotzingo (Puebla) Mexico. Attributed to master Carlos Cozano. ...
Category
Vintage 1940s Mexican Tribal Art
Vintage Mexican Santiaguito Dance Horse
Located in San Francisco, CA
A great early 20th century Mexican "Santiaguito" dance horse (body mask) from the state of Puebla.
Category
Vintage 1930s Mexican Folk Art Sculptures
Materials
Wood
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Mexican Arbol de la Vida Tree Life Dolls ColorFolk Art Ceramic Clay Candelabra
$3,550
H 17.33 in W 16.15 in D 7.88 in
Mexican Arbol de la Vida Tree Life Dolls ColorFolk Art Ceramic Clay Candelabra
By Marco Antonio Castillo
Located in Queretaro, Queretaro
This colorful tree of life (árbol de la vida) with a toy like aspect is a unique piece by Marco Antonio Castillo, son of renowned artist Alfonso Castillo. Hand made with natural clay...
Category
2010s Mexican Folk Art Toys
Materials
Ceramic, Clay
Antique Mexican Ceremonial Mask, circa 1940
Located in Mexico City, CDMX
Expressive traditional Mexican mask, hand-carved in wood and polychromed, circa 1940. Defined by its strong features and sculptural presence, it displays a prominent nose, brows acce...
Category
Vintage 1940s 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 town of Tzapotitla in the municipality of Huazalingo in the mid 1970´s. The Xantolo...
Category
Vintage 1970s Mexican Tribal Masks
Materials
Wood, Paint
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Mexican Dance Masks For Sale on 1stDibs
Find a variety of Mexican dance masks available on 1stDibs. Frequently made of wood, metal and copper, all Mexican dance masks available were constructed with great care. Mexican dance masks have been made for many years, and versions that date back to the 19th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 20th Century.
How Much are Mexican Dance Masks?
Prices for Mexican dance masks start at $500 and top out at $3,900 with the average selling for $1,488.
Finding the Right Folk-art for You
Folk art refers to a genre of art that shares the creator’s traditions, offering not just an artistic display but an opportunity to learn about a culture. Vintage, new and antique folk art typically reflects a heritage or location. It can include utilitarian objects and handmade art as diverse as weather vanes, portraiture and paintings, carnival art, quilts and duck decoys.
American folk art is frequently valued because of the traditional skills involved, like weaving, hand-carving wood and even stonework. Many folk artists are self-taught, while some train as apprentices within their community. By using available materials and taking a personal approach to their creations, artists ensure each piece is unique and conveys a story. Native American folk art includes functional objects reflecting their heritage, such as baskets, textiles and wooden pieces.
During the Great Depression, artistic materials in America were hard to come by, so artisans used discarded wood from cigar boxes and shipping crates to make highly stylized, notched pieces — most often picture frames and boxes — that are today sought after by collectors. This folk art style is called tramp art and was popular from roughly 1870 until the 1940s.
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