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Unknown Chokwe, Cihongo mask with feather headdress (1850-1900)

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Wood, plated fibres, osier, feather, shell, brass, beads, 35.6 × 34 × 30 cm
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Title: Unknown Chokwe, Cihongo mask with feather headdress (1850-1900)
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Wood, plated fibres, osier, feather, shell, brass, beads, 35.
6 × 34 × 30 cm.

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