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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Taupou, post: 267524, member: 45&quot;]It&#039;s possible, both the BaLuba and BaTeke make similar masks, with the round eyes.&nbsp; The Luba Kifwebe masks, however, characteristically feature a linear pattern of grooved or incised lines around the eyes.&nbsp; It&#039;s that patterned striation that typically identify Kifwebe masks.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>Since this mask doesn&#039;t have those lines, I&#039;d think it is more in keeping with the BaTeke masks.&nbsp; It could, however, be made strictly for sale, and by someone not associated with either tribal affiliation, and therefore not really patterned after any authentic mask, but just as a decorative piece.</p><p><br /></p><p>As to the bowl, I&#039;m not familiar with it at all, and wouldn&#039;t want to venture a guess, but I do get more of an Eastern European feel from it, if that means anything.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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