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Ceremonial mask representing a demon. The face is hard, the mouth is ajar and reveals a hanging tongue as well as canines coming out of the mouth towards the bottom. Above the upper lip is a mustache. The nose is triangular and massive and joins the corners of two powerful eyebrows. The forehead is marked by a third diamond-shaped eye.
Mask with a beautiful expressive force.
Dense wood with an intense brown-honey patina.
Small old lack on the right eyebrow and on the back of the mask at the chin.
Nepal, (North?)
H: 23 cm
First part of the 20th century
Sold with its base.
Ref: 9I5QV0HT06