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<p>[QUOTE="chantaljones, post: 568026, member: 6828"]Was going trough our stored stuff today and found this wrapped up in several bags. Turns out my husband bought it several years ago. He had it hidden away because he knew I wouldnt have liked it. He doesn't know what it is. I Googled some images and found several similar ones with feathers and such. Some were ceremonial masks. Is this also a ceremonial mask? </p><p><br /></p><p>It does look old and is very worn and beaten up (very dirty is the word). It has two holes on the sides, so I assume it was made to wear?</p><p><br /></p><p>Does somebody here knows the origins of this mask. Is it African?</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]172699[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]172700[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]172702[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]172703[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]172704[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]172705[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]172706[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]172707[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]172708[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="chantaljones, post: 568026, member: 6828"]Was going trough our stored stuff today and found this wrapped up in several bags. Turns out my husband bought it several years ago. He had it hidden away because he knew I wouldnt have liked it. He doesn't know what it is. I Googled some images and found several similar ones with feathers and such. Some were ceremonial masks. Is this also a ceremonial mask? It does look old and is very worn and beaten up (very dirty is the word). It has two holes on the sides, so I assume it was made to wear? Does somebody here knows the origins of this mask. Is it African? [ATTACH=full]172699[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]172700[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]172702[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]172703[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]172704[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]172705[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]172706[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]172707[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]172708[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]
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