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LOT 2199
West African Carved Dan Tribal Mask
20TH CENTURY A.D. OR EARLIER
10 3/4 in. (418 grams, 27.5 cm).
Carved with stylised facial features, raised brows and high forehead, hollow eyes and lips slightly ajar; pierced around the edge for attachment; Liberia region. [No Reserve]
Provenance
Ex late Walter Steinberg collection.
Property of a lady, by inheritance.
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