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<p>[QUOTE="verybrad, post: 6558, member: 37"]Reminds me quite a bit of some of the sheet metal covered masks from Africa ...... </p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/236x/68/82/76/688276975bd19a828bb1bad979b200ec.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>Being round with round eyes, the form is more similar to the Baluba masks. However, if covered in sheet metal, they tend to be more worked .......</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://www.lotusmasks.com/mm5/graphics/00000001/3a10-AVS4-300.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>Since yours is made of clay but mimics sheet metal covering, I really think it is a studio creation that borrows elements from traditional masks. I don't know of any traditional masks in clay that look like this.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="verybrad, post: 6558, member: 37"]Reminds me quite a bit of some of the sheet metal covered masks from Africa ...... [IMG]http://media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/236x/68/82/76/688276975bd19a828bb1bad979b200ec.jpg[/IMG] Being round with round eyes, the form is more similar to the Baluba masks. However, if covered in sheet metal, they tend to be more worked ....... [IMG]http://www.lotusmasks.com/mm5/graphics/00000001/3a10-AVS4-300.jpg[/IMG] Since yours is made of clay but mimics sheet metal covering, I really think it is a studio creation that borrows elements from traditional masks. I don't know of any traditional masks in clay that look like this.[/QUOTE]
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