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  2. Traditional African masks - Wikipedia

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    Traditional African masks. Traditional African masks are worn in ceremonies and rituals across West, Central, and Southern Africa. They are used in events such as harvest celebrations, funerals, rites of passage, weddings, and coronations. Some societies also use masks to resolve disputes and conflicts.

  3. The rare African mask at the center of a fierce ... - AOL

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    Gabon demands rare African mask back as French couple sues art dealer over 4.2 million euro sale ... listed for sale an ancient African mask, which had been inherited from Mr. Fournier’s ...

  4. Benin ivory mask - Wikipedia

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    Benin ivory mask. One of four related ivory pendant masks, taken during the punitive expedition of 1897. Measurements are from the British Museum version; other versions have slightly different dimensions. The Benin ivory mask is a miniature sculptural portrait in ivory of Idia, the first Iyoba (Queen Mother) of the 16th century Benin Empire ...

  5. Punu-Lumbo mask - Wikipedia

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    A Punu-Lumbo mask. A Punu-Lumbo mask is a tribal mask native to the Ogooué River basin in Gabon, especially in the south in Ngounié Province. [1] The masks are extremely valuable to collectors of African art, and have been sold at Sotheby's for well over $400,000. [2] The earliest known example, collected in 1867, is part of the Pitt Rivers ...

  6. Art of Burkina Faso - Wikipedia

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    Art of Burkina Faso. Wood mask, features rather stylistically carved with protruding mouth and eyes, long straight nose, two horns on top of head. Entire front surface covered with fine geometric incised designs. Remains of pinkish substance on facial surface. Black fiber mantle sewn around bottom of mask. According to Bobo beliefs, the god ...

  7. French dealer sued for buying African mask ‘rarer than da ...

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    A second-hand deader in France is facing a lawsuit for allegedly deceiving a couple by selling an African mask at almost a 2,800,000 per cent markup.. An unnamed pensioner couple, who live in Eure ...

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