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<p>[QUOTE="2manybooks, post: 8164894, member: 8267"]It is based on a traditional Teke form, but I think it is probably a fairly modern copy made for sale. Bacquart, in his <u>Tribal Arts of Africa</u>, notes (in 1998) that "numerous copies of these masks have been made for the Western market". Similar to Eket sun masks, the round form lends itself to wall decor, and copies have been made by non-Teke (or Eket) artisans in West Africa.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="2manybooks, post: 8164894, member: 8267"]It is based on a traditional Teke form, but I think it is probably a fairly modern copy made for sale. Bacquart, in his [U]Tribal Arts of Africa[/U], notes (in 1998) that "numerous copies of these masks have been made for the Western market". Similar to Eket sun masks, the round form lends itself to wall decor, and copies have been made by non-Teke (or Eket) artisans in West Africa.[/QUOTE]
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