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<p>[QUOTE="laura saville, post: 387095, member: 8176"]Hello,</p><p>Maybe a lipiko mask of the Makonde peoples. Try an image search for 'Makonde mask lipiko'. </p><p>Lipikos are important ritual dance masks. Someone might call them a death mask because the eyes are not carved out. The wearer looks out through the typically carved open mouth. </p><p>I could be off though. Its a big world of of things out there![/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="laura saville, post: 387095, member: 8176"]Hello, Maybe a lipiko mask of the Makonde peoples. Try an image search for 'Makonde mask lipiko'. Lipikos are important ritual dance masks. Someone might call them a death mask because the eyes are not carved out. The wearer looks out through the typically carved open mouth. I could be off though. Its a big world of of things out there![/QUOTE]
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