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A Chokwe Lwena Mask with Diamond shaped headdress

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A Chokwe Lwena Mask with Diamond shaped headdress

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A dramatic carved wooden mask with exaggerated facial features, raised scar designs on the forehead. The mask has a attached headdress with unusual diamond shaped framework for the wearers head, a well worn, well handled mask suggesting field use. Chokwe or Lwena peoples, Angola Africa. The mask measures 9.5 x 6.5 inches.

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fair, well handled

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A Chokwe Lwena Mask with Diamond shaped headdress

Name: A Chokwe Lwena Mask with Diamond shaped headdress
SKU: 132873627
Price: 120 USD
Availability: InStock

Estimate $500 - $800

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