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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;2manybooks, post: 2435446, member: 8267&quot;][USER=14320]@Crim000[/USER] I stopped by 2manycats office the other day, and saw a mask he has that looks very similar to yours (I had forgotten he had it).</p><p>[ATTACH=full]264427[/ATTACH]</p><p>So I was inspired to do a bit more research.</p><p><br /></p><p>I still think both masks were made for sale rather than actual use. But I think they may be simplified versions of a Kuba mask called Ngaady a Mwaash. I have found several examples that share features with yours and 2manycat&#039;s, such as the basic elongated shape, the arched eyebrows, the puffy eyes, the geometric designs on the cheeks and chin, the treatment of the nose, and on some the circular protruding mouth. Most of the examples I found were on auction and gallery sites that did not have what I would consider good provenance, rather than well documented masks in museum collections. Here are some of them:</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.africadirect.com/masks/kuba/kuba-female-mask-ngaady-a-mwaash-painted-congo-african-art.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.africadirect.com/masks/kuba/kuba-female-mask-ngaady-a-mwaash-painted-congo-african-art.html" rel="nofollow">https://www.africadirect.com/masks/kuba/kuba-female-mask-ngaady-a-mwaash-painted-congo-african-art.html</a></p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.catawiki.com/l/30195863?utm_medium=affiliate&amp;utm_source=coop&amp;utm_content=Barnebys&amp;utm_campaign=Ethnographic&amp;TribalArt-COM&amp;utm_term=local" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.catawiki.com/l/30195863?utm_medium=affiliate&amp;utm_source=coop&amp;utm_content=Barnebys&amp;utm_campaign=Ethnographic&amp;TribalArt-COM&amp;utm_term=local" rel="nofollow">https://www.catawiki.com/l/30195863?utm_medium=affiliate&amp;utm_source=coop&amp;utm_content=Barnebys&amp;utm_campaign=Ethnographic&amp;TribalArt-COM&amp;utm_term=local</a></p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://fineart.ha.com/itm/other/kuba-democratic-republic-of-congo-face-maskwood-pigment-raffia-and-wool-cloth-cowry-shells-beads-metalheight-10/a/645-48268.s" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://fineart.ha.com/itm/other/kuba-democratic-republic-of-congo-face-maskwood-pigment-raffia-and-wool-cloth-cowry-shells-beads-metalheight-10/a/645-48268.s" rel="nofollow">https://fineart.ha.com/itm/other/kuba-democratic-republic-of-congo-face-maskwood-pigment-raffia-and-wool-cloth-cowry-shells-beads-metalheight-10/a/645-48268.s</a></p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://carlsengallery.hibid.com/lot/20930975/kuba-mask-with-raffia/?tab=0&amp;q=&amp;ref=catalog" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://carlsengallery.hibid.com/lot/20930975/kuba-mask-with-raffia/?tab=0&amp;q=&amp;ref=catalog" rel="nofollow">https://carlsengallery.hibid.com/lot/20930975/kuba-mask-with-raffia/?tab=0&amp;q=&amp;ref=catalog</a></p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://fineart.ha.com/itm/tribal-art/kuba-democratic-republic-of-congomask-total-2-/a/5277-70298.s" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://fineart.ha.com/itm/tribal-art/kuba-democratic-republic-of-congomask-total-2-/a/5277-70298.s" rel="nofollow">https://fineart.ha.com/itm/tribal-art/kuba-democratic-republic-of-congomask-total-2-/a/5277-70298.s</a></p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://africanartmarketplace.com/product/kuba-ngaady-a-mwaash-mask/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://africanartmarketplace.com/product/kuba-ngaady-a-mwaash-mask/" rel="nofollow">https://africanartmarketplace.com/product/kuba-ngaady-a-mwaash-mask/</a>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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