An Unusual 19thC Painted Tribal Mask sub-Curios Thus we see here an

Thus we see here an apparently ordinary object

The lightweight pine carcass showing the wonderful original paint layers of west country duck egg blue and green with a later darker shade

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though they may weigh as much as 400 pounds in the fall when they are fattening up for hibernation

An Unusual 19thC Painted Tribal Mask sub-Curios Thus we see here anOrigin: Congolese or Himalayan Period: Mid Late Nineteenth Century Provenance: Unknown Date: c. 1860 90 Height: 11. 5 inches Width: 7 inches The unusual nineteenth century painted mask with mouth and eye cavities, pierced holes to edges and applied dot decoration in buff and ochre survives from possibly from the Congo or the Himalayan area. The mask has expected wear to its paintwork, heavy in some places making it very decorative. The unusual