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Description : West Africa, Burkina Faso or Mali, Gurunsi or Bobo people, ca. mid to late 20th century CE. A dramatic mask with a large vertical crest and a protruding antelope head. The verso has a cut out shallow cavity for the wearer to mount this mask to their forehead via ropes and nails - the dancer would bend over to show the face of the mask to onlookers. The wood is painted and incised with linear triangular and checkered patterns in black and white and the horn like crest represents the spirit of a protective bush animal. Size: 23.5 L x 8 W (59.7 cm x 20.3 cm), 25 H (63.5 cm) on included custom stand. Provenance: private New York, New York, USA collection, ex-Jack Faxon estate, Birmingham, Michigan and New York City, New York, USA All items legal to buy/sell under U.S. Statute covering cultural patrimony Code 2600, CHAPTER 14, and are guaranteed to be as described or your money back. A Certificate of Authenticity will accompany all winning bids. PLEASE NOTE: Due to recent increases of shipments being seized by Australian & German customs (even for items with pre-UNESCO provenance), we will no longer ship most antiquities and ancient Chinese art to Australia & Germany. For categories of items that are acceptable to ship to Australia or Germany, please contact us directly or work with your local customs brokerage firm. Display stands not described as included/custom in the item description are for photography purposes only and will not be included with the item upon shipping. #172165
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