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MEXICAN STYLE FOLK ART ALEBRIJE WHIMSICAL MASK

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MEXICAN STYLE FOLK ART ALEBRIJE WHIMSICAL MASK

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Description

Mexican style monumental Alebrije mask wall hanging, depicting a whimsical crustacean creature with two sets of horns, crab eyes, shaped ears, tentacle mustache, and a wide smile, polychrome and papier mache, apparently unmarked. Provenance: From the Private Collection of Veronica Holmes, Atlanta, Georgia. Approx. h. 42", w. 42" (at horns), d. 21.375 (from wall to horns)

Condition

Few chips to paint, no apparent repairs.

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MEXICAN STYLE FOLK ART ALEBRIJE WHIMSICAL MASK

Name: MEXICAN STYLE FOLK ART ALEBRIJE WHIMSICAL MASK
SKU: 129027881
Price: 300 USD
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