African wood mask, is it a tourist item or ulitarian and is it old

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  1. jakes vintage

    jakes vintage Well-Known Member

    Picked up this African wood mask a week or so ago and been meaning to get it up here I wanted to find out if it' a tourist piece or was it something they would have actually used? Also any best guesses on age is appreciated to. It' 8.5"L x 6.5"W and from what I can tell someone has painted black over where ever it has been broken obviously a different color. TIA![​IMG] [​IMG] [​IMG] [​IMG]
     
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  2. komokwa

    komokwa The Truth is out there...!

    if it were to be worn the inside would be smooth as a babies bottom....
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    It's a female Chokwe mask....and looks like the 1970's or 80's tourist variety.

    we recently did a thread on another one....
     
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  3. jakes vintage

    jakes vintage Well-Known Member

    Thank You!
     
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    komokwa The Truth is out there...!

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  5. Barn Owl

    Barn Owl Well-Known Member

    That's awesome!
     
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