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Vintage Kuba Pwoom Itok African mask, African Art

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A Very Fine Old Kuba Pwoom Itok Mask Ex Robertson: A very finely carved wooden mask with attached headdress and wonderfully painted geometric designs throughout. This mask represented a wise older man at boys’ initiations. One of the principal Kuba

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Fine Old Kuba Pwoom Itok mask Ex Julius Carlebach, NY: A highly stylized mask with curled horns and large flattened nose. Carved from a hard wood and painted with geometric tribal motifs. This mask type, called "Pwoom Itok" or "Ishen Maal" is occasionally

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A Fine Old Kuba Pwoom Itok mask Ex~ Scheinberg NY 1971: A carved wooden face mask with dark painted geometric designs and stylized horns around the eyes. The mask is adorned with a raffia grass headdress and crown of feathers. Kuba peoples, DRC/Congo, cent

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An Old Kuba Pwoom Itok Mask Ex Irwin Hersey , Ex Zabel: Carved from a single piece of wood with remnants of painted designs and a deep well handled surface suggesting years of field use. Kuba peoples, DRC/ Congo, central Africa. The mask measures 11.25 inc

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Vintage Kuba Pwoom Itok African mask, African Art

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A Vintage carved wooden mask with a well handled painted surface and well worn edges suggesting some age and handling The mask has a wonderfully stylized face, eyes, protruding forehead with copper accent and painted geometric tribal motifs. Kuba peoples, Congo/ DRC, Africa.The mask measures 12.5 x 8.5 inches. *** A display stand can be included for an additional $34.00

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Fair, well handled

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Vintage Kuba Pwoom Itok African mask, African Art

Name: Vintage Kuba Pwoom Itok African mask, African Art
SKU: 65631332
Price: 54 USD
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Estimate $200 - $400

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