Null A Gabonese Fang mask and a Kenyan Maasai mask
Typically elongated Fang mas…

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A Gabonese Fang mask and a Kenyan Maasai mask Typically elongated Fang mask carved from wood and set in kaolin. A plume of feathers on the crown of the head, several bones attached to plant fiber ropes along the edges of the profile. A handle bar on the back in the upper third. The paint rubbed in places. Height 115 cm. Comes with a decorative male Maasai mask made of dark wood. Cracked at the top, otherwise slightly shrinkage cracked. Height 102 cm. Condition: II - III

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A Gabonese Fang mask and a Kenyan Maasai mask Typically elongated Fang mask carved from wood and set in kaolin. A plume of feathers on the crown of the head, several bones attached to plant fiber ropes along the edges of the profile. A handle bar on the back in the upper third. The paint rubbed in places. Height 115 cm. Comes with a decorative male Maasai mask made of dark wood. Cracked at the top, otherwise slightly shrinkage cracked. Height 102 cm. Condition: II - III

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