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Description : **Originally Listed At $300** West Africa, Ivory Coast/Liberia, Dan peoples, early 20th century CE. A striking hand-carved wooden mask featuring an expressive visage with huge, openwork eyes surrounded by heavy lids, a flat nose bearing incised nostrils, and an open mouth positioned in a hyperbolic frown with thick lips and applied wooden teeth. Sporting a short, incised goatee on his chin, the dramatic vizard is adorned with W shapes on both cheeks and a raised vertical band that divides his forehead in half. The surface of the piece is embellished with mocha-colored pigment, while his four tab-shaped teeth boast a natural hue of light tan. A slender rope is strung through a pair of apertures on the periphery allowing this piece to be strapped to one's face. Size: 7.75 W x 14.5 H (19.7 cm x 36.8 cm) Provenance: ex-Phoenicia Holyland Antiquities, New York, 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 customs (even for items with pre-UNESCO provenance), we will no longer ship most Antiquities and ancient Chinese art to Australia.  For categories of items that are acceptable to ship to Australia, please contact us directly or work with your local customs brokerage firm. #162660
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