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Mask with an almost oval face presenting a face with rectangular eyes. The open mouth is also rectangular. It is surrounded by a vegetable resin used to maintain the teeth embedded in the wood. Only five teeth remain. The eyebrows as well as the scarification marks on the cheeks, forehead and nose are engraved on the mask.
Wood with a patina of use, vegetable resin, teeth
H : 32 cm
Kwere people, Tanzania
Mid 20th century
Sold with its base
Ref: BX7WSA9BJ3