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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Taupou, post: 267515, member: 45&quot;]The photo is upside down, but this appears to be loosely based on a Bateke mask from the Congo.&nbsp; This is a style of mask that is often copied, &quot;interpreted,&quot; or otherwise carved with artistic freedom, for the souvenir or African art decorator market.&nbsp; It&#039;s usually depicted in a basically round form, with big round eyes with a slit in the middle, and generally a rather small, protruding, mouth.&nbsp; In the recent reproductions, everything else is largely up to the maker, including the colors and patterns used to decorate it.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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