Description: Item/Description: Decorative Chakwe style female hand-carved mask. Democratic Republic of Congo. Fearsome in appearance. Painted red. Carvings to forehead and cheeks, jagged teeth.

Material: Hand carved wood

Dimensions: Length: 10 "; Width: 6 1/4"; Depth: 4 1/2"

Condition: Surface use age and wear, wood loss to right ear, chipping to headdress, right eyelid, abrasions to edges, one nostril patent.

Age: 20th Century

Provenance: Private collection from a single New York estate

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