[quote=the amazing if somewhat iffy world of wiki]the Mask is a jade or wooden mask which when worn enables people to become The Mask. In most continuities it is held by Stanley Ipkiss. In reality, The Mask is an object shrouded in mystery and darkness. No one knows exactly where it came from, what it’s for, or who made it. However (in the film), it is revealed in the movie, Son of the Mask, that it is an artifact of Scandinavian origin and its creator is Loki.[/quote]