DAN MAOU MASKS, Liberia

DAN Maou Mask 579 24" high $300

DAN Maou Mask 580 24" high $300

DAN Maou Mask 581 15.5" high $300

DAN Maou Mask 582 30" high $300

The masks below have been sold and are left here for reference and educational purposes.

DAN Maou Mask 583 SOLD

Photographs © Tim Hamill

The Dan Maou people live in the northwestern part of the Dan region. Their masks are distinguished by a long beak-like form at the chin or mouth. Masks like these were feared by the general population as they served a judiciary function in denouncing spell-casters.

These Dan Maou masks show no evidence of age or use and were probably made to be sold.