Golden Mask
| Golden Mask | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Type | Artifact |
| Artifact Spots | The Desert (3%) |
| Other Locations | Artifact Trove (3.6%) |
| Sell Price | 500g |
The Golden Mask is a desert relic and one of the most valuable artifacts to sell. Artifact spots in the Calico Desert are the only digging spots that hold it. It stays out of reach until the bus to the desert is running. Artifact Troves give a second way to get one. Donating the first mask to the museum moves Gunther's artifact milestones forward. A spare mask can become a wearable Golden Mask hat at the Sewing Machine, or simply sell for a good price. The Dwarf and Penny like it as a gift.
The in-game description reads: A creepy golden mask probably used in an ancient magic ritual. A socket in the forehead contains a large purple gemstone.
Location
Artifact spots in the Calico Desert are the place to dig for a Golden Mask. The desert opens once the bus at the Bus Stop is repaired. Finishing the Vault Bundles in the Community Center fixes it, and so does buying the repair through the Joja Community Development Form. Only a Hoe can dig these wriggling spots, so bring one on every trip south. Desert spots appear more often in Winter. In the desert, the Archaeologist enchantment on a Hoe doubles the chance that a spot gives an artifact.
Artifact Troves include the mask as well. The Desert Trader stands in the same desert and trades a trove for five Omni Geodes. Clint at the Blacksmith opens troves for a small fee. Trading Omni Geodes on a desert visit, then digging the spots, gives two chances at the mask in one trip.
Museum
Donating the first Golden Mask to Gunther adds it to the artifact collection. Gunther gives the Skeleton Statue at fifteen artifacts and Rarecrow #7 at twenty, and the mask moves that count along. The overall donation total also climbs, which pays out seeds, paintings and other prizes.
Prices
The Golden Mask sells for more than almost any other artifact. Only the rare Strange Dolls fetch more. A duplicate is therefore a worthwhile sale, and reading the Treasure Appraisal Guide triples that price again.
Gifts
The Dwarf and Penny like the Golden Mask. Giving the mask to the Dwarf only raises friendship after the Dwarvish Translation Guide has been earned.
The shop owners Clint, Gus, Marnie, Pierre, Robin and Willy dislike the Golden Mask. Caroline, Demetrius, Evelyn, George, Jodi, Kent, Lewis, Linus and Pam dislike it too. Abigail, Alex, Elliott, Emily, Haley, Harvey, Leah, Maru, Sam, Sebastian and Shane also dislike it. So do Krobus, Sandy and the Wizard. The same goes for the children Jas, Leo and Vincent. Given its sale value, selling a spare mask is a better use than any gift.
Notes
Putting Cloth in the feed and a Golden Mask on the spool of the Sewing Machine makes the Golden Mask hat. The hat is a faithful copy of the desert relic. The Sewing Machine is in Emily's house at 2 Willow Lane.
The dye pots in the same house accept the Golden Mask as a yellow dye. Cheaper yellow items such as the Dried Starfish do the same job, so the mask is better saved for the museum, the hat or a sale.
Desert artifact spots also hold the Golden Relic and the Palm Fossil. Every visit to the desert is worth a full sweep with the Hoe.
All Artifacts
Every entry in this group, with its key details.
| Name | Image | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Amphibian Fossil | 
|
150g |
| Anchor | 
|
100g |
| Ancient Doll | 
|
60g |
| Ancient Drum | 
|
100g |
| Ancient Seed | 
|
5g |
| Ancient Sword | 
|
100g |
| Arrowhead | 
|
40g |
| Bone Flute | 
|
100g |
| Chewing Stick | 
|
50g |
| Chicken Statue | 
|
50g |
| Chipped Amphora | 
|
40g |
| Dried Starfish | 
|
40g |
| Dwarf Gadget | 
|
200g |
| Dwarf Scroll I | 
|
1g |
| Dwarf Scroll II | 
|
1g |
| Dwarf Scroll III | 
|
1g |
| Dwarf Scroll IV | 
|
1g |
| Dwarvish Helm | 
|
100g |
| Elvish Jewelry | 
|
200g |
| Glass Shards | 
|
20g |
| Golden Mask | 
|
500g |
| Golden Relic | 
|
250g |
| Nautilus Fossil | 
|
80g |
| Ornamental Fan | 
|
300g |
| Palm Fossil | 
|
100g |
| Prehistoric Handaxe | 
|
50g |
| Prehistoric Rib | 
|
100g |
| Prehistoric Scapula | 
|
100g |
| Prehistoric Skull | 
|
100g |
| Prehistoric Tibia | 
|
100g |
| Prehistoric Tool | 
|
50g |
| Prehistoric Vertebra | 
|
100g |
| Rare Disc | 
|
300g |
| Rusty Cog | 
|
25g |
| Rusty Spoon | 
|
25g |
| Rusty Spur | 
|
25g |
| Skeletal Hand | 
|
100g |
| Skeletal Tail | 
|
100g |
| Strange Doll (green) | 
|
1000g |
| Strange Doll (yellow) | 
|
1000g |
| Trilobite | 
|
50g |