A Rare Makonde Dance mask Ex Allan Stone Collection
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A Carved wooden face mask with heavy organic orange pigment on the face and alternating human hair strips and indigo blue pigments as the coiffure, as well as a decorative textile hat would cover the dancer. The entire mask shows heavy field use and wear and is undeniably old. Makonde peoples, Mozambique, Africa. The mask itself measures 11 x 7 inches, on the custom display stand it measures 26 inches tall. Provenance: Ex Allan Stone Collection, NYC, USA.
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Fair, well weathered
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A Rare Makonde Dance mask Ex Allan Stone Collection
Estimate $800 - $1,500
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