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<p>[QUOTE="2manybooks, post: 10030863, member: 8267"]If it is, in fact, a passport mask from West Africa it would probably be a lost wax casting, made with a wax model, rather than sand cast. The dots on the forehead look consistent with little balls of wax on the model. The gap on the side may have been a flaw in the original casting, or damage that was eventually worn down like the rest of the face.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="2manybooks, post: 10030863, member: 8267"]If it is, in fact, a passport mask from West Africa it would probably be a lost wax casting, made with a wax model, rather than sand cast. The dots on the forehead look consistent with little balls of wax on the model. The gap on the side may have been a flaw in the original casting, or damage that was eventually worn down like the rest of the face.[/QUOTE]
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