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Antique DAN NGERE Miniature Passport Mask - Guinean Forest (AOF) - 1800 / 1900

$ 84.48

Availability: 100 in stock
  • DAN: Passport Maskette
  • All returns accepted: ReturnsNotAccepted
  • Provenance: Ownership History Available
  • Country/Region of Manufacture: Guinea
  • Modified Item: No
  • Handmade: Yes
  • Condition: used ; deep patina of tribal use.
  • Culture: African

    Description

    Antique Miniature Passport Mask from the DAN NGERE People of A.O.F. ("Afrique Occidentale Française")
    Guinean Forest - late 1800 or early 1900
    - wood ; deep patina of tribal use ; wooden display stand included ;
    - height : 5.9 cm x 3.8 cm x 1.1 cm (approx. 2.3 in.)
    weight : 7 grs ;
    provenance : French family old collection ; collected from a local tribe during road works through the Guinean Forest (around 1950).