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Two West African Carved Wooden Masks and a Headdress

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Two West African Carved Wooden Masks and a Headdress

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the masks to include: an oval face with pierced mouth, facial details in low relief, some paint decoration (13.5) (aging and wear; large chip to mouth); human face with animal ears (16 in.) (chip to lower lip); the headdress with elongated ears and snout (23 in.) (hairlines; deterioration to lower mouth).