ANY INFO ON OLD CARVED WOOD ELEPHANT HEAD MASK?

I found this at a local thrift store this morning. I really like how if you looks - looking at it head on (no pun intended!) the ears look small, but from the sides or back they look like large elephant ears.
It appears really old; which adds to it
It measures 22"T x 11.5"W x 8"D
Is it African (if so what area)?
Is it just decorative? (it has only 2 holes at top to hang by string instead of all the way around)
Any idea of age?
Thank you in advance, I appreciate any help.
PS - Pics taken w/flash + outside

 

Have a read of this

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nyau

 

I was thinking it could be some sort of a death mask without eye holes.

 

Doesn't this look like it?

https://fayestribalart.com/collecti...otem-elephant-mask-on-custom-stand-12-x-5-x-5

 

Dance masks does have holes to see and breathe... Seller missed that.
Decorative it seems

 

The one in link I found doesn't look like it has eye holes?

 

I'm not sure, but believe the Baule, (if this is Baule) like a great many ethnic groups, make masks and dance them without eyeholes, at least to judge by some of the youtube videos of their dances.

I think one would need to have a bit more knowledge about the particular culture and their styles of dances, and their styles of traditional dance-rigging, to judge for sure whether this was decorative or danceable.
I could make that judgement for masks of a culture I was familiar with - but not for this one; just pointing out that the meaning of eyeholes, or their lack, varies from one culture to the next.
My gut feeling is that this is a decorative item, but that is not based on knowledge of the cultural origin.

 

baule ivory coast.......

 

I think more probably Bamileke, from Cameroon.

https://www.si.edu/object/nmafa_78-16-4

https://www.ebay.com/itm/Arts-of-Africa-Bamileke-Elephant-Mask-Cameroon-28-x12-x9-/323779899965

https://www.worthpoint.com/worthopedia/bamileke-elephant-mask-african-art

It does not look like just a wall hanger, but I would feel more confident if there were more than just two holes around the rim. African masks are often worn on top of the head rather than in front of the face, and so don't always have holes where you might expect them. But there are usually attachment points for a costume of cloth or raffia that would cover the dancer.In this case, the mask may have been situated in a way that allowed the dance to see out through the hole in the mouth.