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LOT 2349
African Wooden Ceremonial Face Mask
BAMBARA TRIBE, 20TH CENTURY A.D.
11 3/4 in. (234 grams, 30 cm).
A small wooden carved mask with curved horns, decorated with thin metal sheets and fabric tufts. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom Mali, West Africa.
From the collection of the late Professor R M Hicks, OBE.
From the property of a late Lincolnshire, UK, gentleman.
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