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LOT 2382
African Wooden Ceremonial Face Mask
ASHANTI TRIBE, 20TH CENTURY A.D.
18 3/4 in. (484 grams, 47.5 cm).
A carved tribal mask with copper to the face and back of the head, a single horn to the top of the head and stylised legs. [No Reserve]
Provenance
From Ghana, West Africa.
From an old Surrey, UK, oriental and ethnographical collection; acquired during 1950s.
From the property of a late Lincolnshire, UK, gentleman.
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