Masque with a cheerful face
Wood with thick brown patina in places
Nepal, Middle…

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Masque

with a cheerful face Wood with thick brown patina in places Nepal, Middle Hills 24.5 x 18 cm Provenance: collection of Jean-Pierre CORMERAIS, ethnologist and author of the reference work Les Chemises des Dieux - Univers magique de la peinture Yao, published by White Lotus Press 2011.

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