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LOT 2196
West African Carved Baule Tribal Mask
20TH CENTURY A.D. OR EARLIER
16 1/4 in. (701 grams, 41 cm).
Facial features in relief, with elaborate hair or headdress, slits to the eyes, decorative collar; hollow reverse; Ivory Coast region. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceEx late Walter Steinberg collection.
Property of a lady, by inheritance.
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