DAN STYLE MAOU MASKS ARCHIVES, Liberia

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

DAN STYLE Maou Mask 579 24" high SOLD

DAN STYLE Maou Mask 580 24" high SOLD

DAN STYLE Maou Mask 581 15.5" high SOLD

DAN STYLE Maou Mask 582 30" high SOLD

DAN STYLE 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.