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LOT 2182
Nepalese Wooden Mask
19TH CENTURY A.D.
9 1/4 in. (306 grams, 23.5 cm high).
Representing a male face with detailing around the mouth possibly representing a beard or lips, other incised geometric detailing to the cheek; rope attachment for display and remains of a wax seal to reverse.
Provenance
Acquired in the 1970s.
Danish private collection.
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