Null Mask with rounded forehead and fierce expression. Wood with brown patina.
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Mask with rounded forehead and fierce expression. Wood with brown patina. Salampasu, Democratic Republic of Congo. H. 28 cm. PROVENANCE: Mrs. Binenstein, Vienna, Austria, 1998.

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Mask with rounded forehead and fierce expression. Wood with brown patina. Salampasu, Democratic Republic of Congo. H. 28 cm. PROVENANCE: Mrs. Binenstein, Vienna, Austria, 1998.

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