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Antique Mende Liberia Bundu Mask Pre 1960's

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Antique Mende Liberia Bundu Mask Pre 1960's

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Mende Dance headdress for women's initiation (Bundu Society) Blackened wood measures 13.5" x 9" x 8" Conical helmet mask representing head of a woman with an elaborate hair arrangement and small wide rectangular face. Deep carving refines ovoid knob at top of hair, pierced in center, supported by segmented conical form below which rests on top of four section of hair. Small ears, Provenance: Prominent Montecito, Ca. African Collection

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Antique Mende Liberia Bundu Mask Pre 1960's

Name: Antique Mende Liberia Bundu Mask Pre 1960's
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Price: 450 USD
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