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Item Ships From: Australia
Period: Early 20th Century
West African Tribal Mask, Early 20th Century
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
A highly decorative carved wood West African tribal mask decorated in blue and red polychrome colours on a black ground.
In very good condition wi...
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Early 20th Century African Australia - Folk Art
Materials
Wood
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