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mozambique

wenge wood

mexico

wood and armadillo

handmade wooden mask

spain

tschäggättä mask

mask from germany

worn during carnival

painted wood

bronze monkey

burkina faso, africa

1980s

part ii
noh mask, shōjō
a mythical sea spirit known for its love of sake
carved wood, hand-painted

part i
kiribako, traditional japanese wooden storage box for a noh mask
crafted from kiri wood
designed to protect and preserve the object in stillness

lötschental, switzerland

makonde mask, tanzania

mpingo wood, finely polished, ivory teeth

tschäggättä mask

german mask

painted wood

mexico, north america

wood and porcupine skin

japanese mask

early 19th-century, lacquered wood

mask by the makonde

mozambique, africa

carved from wood

lötschental, switzerland

tschäggättä mask

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