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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;2manybooks, post: 3733813, member: 8267&quot;]The Boa people of northern Democratic Republic of Congo (formerly Zaire) are known for making masks with the same type of ears as on your figure, which are rather unique:</p><p><img src="https://www.hamillgallery.com/BOA/BoaMasks/BoaMask02.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><a href="https://www.hamillgallery.com/BOA/BoaMasks/BoaMask02.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.hamillgallery.com/BOA/BoaMasks/BoaMask02.html" rel="nofollow">https://www.hamillgallery.com/BOA/BoaMasks/BoaMask02.html</a> </p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://art-africain-traditionnel.com/2814-large_default/pongdudu-mask-boa-congo-sold.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><a href="https://art-africain-traditionnel.com/en/pieces/254-pongdudu-mask-boa-congo-sold.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://art-africain-traditionnel.com/en/pieces/254-pongdudu-mask-boa-congo-sold.html" rel="nofollow">https://art-africain-traditionnel.com/en/pieces/254-pongdudu-mask-boa-congo-sold.html</a></p><p><br /></p><p>Less common are Boa ancestor figures, which show many of the features of your figure:</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://www.bwoom-gallery.com/Boa-Ancestor-Figure-03101-B.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><a href="https://www.bwoom-gallery.com/Boa%20Ahnenfigur%20Figure%20%2003101%20Kongo.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.bwoom-gallery.com/Boa%20Ahnenfigur%20Figure%20%2003101%20Kongo.html" rel="nofollow">https://www.bwoom-gallery.com/Boa Ahnenfigur Figure 03101 Kongo.html</a></p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://i.pinimg.com/564x/40/57/a6/4057a6dc5c5d6bec17a86e72e82787fb.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><a href="https://www.pinterest.com/pin/518125132130330589/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.pinterest.com/pin/518125132130330589/" rel="nofollow">https://www.pinterest.com/pin/518125132130330589/</a></p><p><br /></p><p>Without provenance, I would not venture a guess as to whether yours is &quot;genuine&quot;, in the sense of having been made for local use, or whether it was made for sale to outsiders.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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