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Dramatic Old Nyamwezi African mask Ex Kahan Gallery
Dramatic Old Nyamwezi African mask Ex Kahan Gallery
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A carved wooden mask with aggressive facial features, large ears, carved teeth, protruding tongue and openwork eyes. The mask was carved from a heavy dense wood and painted black. Nyamwezi peoples, Tanzania, Africa. This mask measures 15 x 8 inches. Provenance: Ex Leonard Kahan gallery, New York, also a Private NYC collection.
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