Null Pwo" dance mask, TSHOKWE, Democratic Republic of Congo/ Angola. Hardwood, p…

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Pwo" dance mask, TSHOKWE, Democratic Republic of Congo/ Angola. Hardwood, pigments, fibers, metal, bamboo, brass nails, metal. Height: 29 cm.

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Pwo" dance mask, TSHOKWE, Democratic Republic of Congo/ Angola. Hardwood, pigments, fibers, metal, bamboo, brass nails, metal. Height: 29 cm.

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