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<p>[QUOTE="2manybooks, post: 8169300, member: 8267"]<a href="https://www.africancraftsmarket.com/products/african-masks/African-Teke-mask.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.africancraftsmarket.com/products/african-masks/African-Teke-mask.html" rel="nofollow">https://www.africancraftsmarket.com/products/african-masks/African-Teke-mask.html</a></p><p><br /></p><p>When used, such masks were held in the teeth, either with a wooden bite bar or with a fiber loop. One of the ways you can tell yours was not made for use is that there are no holes for the dancer to see through. Here is a nice example of one that appears to have been made for actual use:</p><p><a href="https://www.african-arts-gallery.com/african-art/African-mask/Teke-Mask/16495" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.african-arts-gallery.com/african-art/African-mask/Teke-Mask/16495" rel="nofollow">https://www.african-arts-gallery.com/african-art/African-mask/Teke-Mask/16495</a>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="2manybooks, post: 8169300, member: 8267"][URL]https://www.africancraftsmarket.com/products/african-masks/African-Teke-mask.html[/URL] When used, such masks were held in the teeth, either with a wooden bite bar or with a fiber loop. One of the ways you can tell yours was not made for use is that there are no holes for the dancer to see through. Here is a nice example of one that appears to have been made for actual use: [URL]https://www.african-arts-gallery.com/african-art/African-mask/Teke-Mask/16495[/URL][/QUOTE]
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