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LOT 2496
Dogon Kanaga Wooden Mask
20TH CENTURY A.D.
40 1/8 in. (2.6 kg, 102 cm high).
The upper part made from timber laths joined with twine and with painted sections; the head carved with carination and two sockets with square holes, hollow to the reverse with transverse mounting bar; applied woven fabric mantle and open netting to reverse. [No Reserve]
Provenance
Private collection, UK.
Acquired at auction on the UK art market.
London, UK, collection.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato.
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