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Ivory Coast 2.jpg
Long face with high coiffure divided in 2 by a high conical piece - all etched with vertical lines; very small ears; long narrow nose and small mouth;2-ti eyebrows with diamond shape between them; narrow slits for almost closed eyes; serene face with…

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Wood carving; feathers are used as hair; shells outline the hair and around the face. Unknown material used for beard. Large extended wood ears with leather strips through holes. The nose is pierced with curved bone. A long tusk extends from below…

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Composite mask with antlers and high had in dark wood; long face with a row of 4 vertical lines on each side of the face from the base of antlers to the tops of rectangular shape mouth with carved teeth; 3 appendages (2 triangular and 1 rectangular)…

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Very high forehead carved and painted with circular and curved lines in red, white and ochre; over a large brow with deeply recessed eyes of conch shells; large narrow nose and wide open mouth cut through and surrounded by two rows of tiny shells; a…

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Large Mask.jpg
Wood mask with scarification on face. Hair is styled in a high coiffure with center part. Large ears and a beard.

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African Liberia.jpg
Almond-shaped face with very pointy chin; broad surface planes with slit eyes and triangle-shaped 2 3/8" nose. "Fleshy" heart-shaped lips; closed mouth; no coiffure; dark painted wood with chipping paint; 23 1/4" holes around the edge of mask; white…

Africa Cote d' Ivorie.jpg

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Dance Mask with Animal Teeth.jpg
Oval shaped face with slightly bulging forehead that curves sharply toward eyes and nose bridge; often cylindrical eyes are positioned at approximately upper 3rd of 2 1/2" long nose; "upper lip slants outward to form a overhang into which 3 teeth…

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