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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;2manybooks, post: 2720224, member: 8267&quot;]My first impression was Indonesian, but it seems to combine features from different Indonesian groups. The Batak of Sumatra do some big chinned masks: </p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://masksoftheworld.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/aaaMystrySolvd-1276a.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><a href="https://masksoftheworld.com/sumatran-helmet-mask/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://masksoftheworld.com/sumatran-helmet-mask/" rel="nofollow">https://masksoftheworld.com/sumatran-helmet-mask/</a></p><p><br /></p><p>The birds on these masks are similar to the carving on yours. Unfortunately the source of this image attributes the masks to Indonesia, but does not specify the ethnic group or island:</p><p><img src="https://bayutrading.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/MASK-PRIMITIVE-WITH-CHICKEN-ON-STAND-TIMOR-REPRO-200cm-bayu-trading.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><a href="https://bayutrading.com/portfolio/primitive-art-and-decoration/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://bayutrading.com/portfolio/primitive-art-and-decoration/" rel="nofollow">https://bayutrading.com/portfolio/primitive-art-and-decoration/</a></p><p><br /></p><p>When you have this sort of combination of features, and the extraordinary size, it often means the item is a dramatic pastiche designed for the decorator/tourist market.</p><p><br /></p><p>I will tag [USER=2844]@Any Jewelry[/USER], who knows Indonesian objects well.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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