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LOT 2209
West African Carved Tribal Mask
20TH CENTURY A.D. OR EARLIER
15 3/8 in. (637 grams, 39 cm).
Displaying highly stylised face and hair detailing in relief with polychrome face painting; hollow reverse. [No Reserve]
Provenance
Ex late Walter Steinberg collection.
Property of a lady, by inheritance.
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