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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;2manybooks, post: 568433, member: 8267&quot;]Pretty sure it is African, but not ringing any bells yet as to more specific origin. The style is not familiar. But the raffia accoutrements have sort of a Chokwe vibe. their masks usually creep me out - they look like dead people.</p><p><br /></p><p>It is my understanding that when African art was first being collected in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, many masks and other items were &quot;sanitized&quot; by removing the attachments. Europeans and Americans wanted to see the wood alone, cleaned and polished - more like &quot;real&quot; art. I don&#039;t know that the presence of the attachments is proof that the mask was made solely for sale (though it might have been). There has been a change in collecting criteria - collectors now look for items that are original and intact. Masks were also made, used, and then sold. The distinction between &quot;genuine&quot; and &quot;made for sale&quot; is not always clear cut.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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