A wonderful old mask with a amazing primal expression. Exhibiting great age, likely turn of the 20th Century or before, with a deep encrusted and worn patina. Its origins are unknown but it is thought to relate to culture in the region of Western Tanzania or North-Eastern DRC.
The mask has a unusual elongated forehead, with prominent brow and nose. Decorating the edges of mask's eyes and mouth are traces of red paint, a single tooth remains lodged in its upper jaw. Carved from a dense hard wood the surface is encrusted and deeply worn, the back of the mask shows extensive signs of use, developing over time a dark chocolate-like worn patina.
Estimated Period: Turn of the 20th Century or Before
Ex Marc Assayag, Canada
Ex Al Farrow, USA
Height: 30 cm
Height: 41 cm (Including Display Stand)
BDG.DFOO
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