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LOT 2386
African Wooden Ceremonial Face Mask
SENUFO TRIBE, 20TH CENTURY A.D.
14 1/8 in. (715 grams, 36 cm).
Carved with an oval face, pointed chin, a flat nose, slit eyes, an open mouth; animal figure presented on top and some scarification. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom Burkina Faso, West Africa.
From the estate of a West Sussex, UK, collector.
From the property of a late Lincolnshire, UK, gentleman.
Several types of masks are used depending upon the occasion. The Kpelie, a human face with projections all around, is said to remind initiates of human imperfection.
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