Masque showing a face with prominent cheekbones and chin
Hardwood, old honey-bro…

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Masque

showing a face with prominent cheekbones and chin Hardwood, old honey-brown patina, white pigments Nepal, Middle Hills 16.5 x 15 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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