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<p>[QUOTE="Taupou, post: 33536, member: 45"]Right. Ghana and Ivory Coast, respectively. The one from Ghana is a relatively recent concept, made for the tourist trade. The one from the Ivory Coast is actually based on a traditional Senufo mask form. Also made as a souvenir item, but at least a little more "traditional" than some of the other African masks.</p><p><br /></p><p>The Mexican, Mortlock, and Senufo masks might bring a little more money, since they are based on real masks, even though they all are of decorative value only. I'd say all would usually be in the under $50 range.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Taupou, post: 33536, member: 45"]Right. Ghana and Ivory Coast, respectively. The one from Ghana is a relatively recent concept, made for the tourist trade. The one from the Ivory Coast is actually based on a traditional Senufo mask form. Also made as a souvenir item, but at least a little more "traditional" than some of the other African masks. The Mexican, Mortlock, and Senufo masks might bring a little more money, since they are based on real masks, even though they all are of decorative value only. I'd say all would usually be in the under $50 range.[/QUOTE]
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