Congo, 10", Private New Orleans Collection, scores of tiny wooden pegs driven into the surface create the patterned scarifications that give this mask remarkable dimension. Independently carved insets encirle the eyes, the teeth are pegged and a hammered piece of iron creates a lip-plug that identifies the mask as female. A rare find.

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