Null Delicately carved "M'po" female mask. Fine diamond-shaped scarification mar…

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Delicately carved "M'po" female mask. Fine diamond-shaped scarification marks and a cross-shaped motif on the forehead. The mouth reveals small pointed teeth. Pierced ears. Copper buckle on the right ear. Hard wood with a honey-colored lacquered patina. Tschokwe people, Angola. H. 22 cm. Provenance: - Collection of the painter Cobra Corneille (1922-2010). - Kanaga Gallery in 2011.

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Delicately carved "M'po" female mask. Fine diamond-shaped scarification marks and a cross-shaped motif on the forehead. The mouth reveals small pointed teeth. Pierced ears. Copper buckle on the right ear. Hard wood with a honey-colored lacquered patina. Tschokwe people, Angola. H. 22 cm. Provenance: - Collection of the painter Cobra Corneille (1922-2010). - Kanaga Gallery in 2011.

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