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A Kuba Bushoong Moshamambwooy Helmet Mask (Congo)

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A Kuba Bushoong Moshamambwooy Helmet Mask (Congo)

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A Kuba Bushoong Moshamambwooy Helmet Mask (Congo) - Large carved hardwood dark patinated mask with protruding nose and forehead, the whole applied with copper panels pinned in position decorated with beadwork and cowrie shells, with conforming fibre apron similarly decorated, 7.75ins high
Note : See Tribal Art of Africa by Jean-Baptiste Bacquart, published by Thames & Hudson 1998, page 173 for a similar example

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A Kuba Bushoong Moshamambwooy Helmet Mask (Congo)

Name: A Kuba Bushoong Moshamambwooy Helmet Mask (Congo)
SKU: 14677982
Price: 500 GBP
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