Rare Mossi Zazaigo Antelope and Bird Mask
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A carved wooden helmet with polychrome pigments, basketry hat with woven rope hair like adornment. The dance mask features an antelope and avian design, quite a similar example can be found in the Thomas Wheellock book Land of the Flying masks. The mask helmet measures 12 x 8 inches, overall it is 37 inches tall on professional custom display stand. Mossi peoples, Burkina faso, West Africa. Provenance: A Private New York City Collection.
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Fair, well handled
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Rare Mossi Zazaigo Antelope and Bird Mask
Estimate $500 - $1,000
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