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LEGA
BELGIAN CONGO
(NOW REPUBLIC OF CONGO/ZAIRE )
AFRICA
6" W x 10" H
RPF1100
 


AFRICA
4.5" W x 11" H
RPF1054
 


INDABU
NEW GUINEA
4.25" W x 8.5" H
RPF1153
 
   


TIBET
7.5" W x 12" H
RPF1056
 

  
 

 
   


KALI
NEPAL
9.5" W x 11" H
RPF1193
 

    
   


INDIA
6" W x 7.75" H
RPF1192
 

    
   


TIBET
7.5" W x 11.5" H
RPF1191
 

    
   


AYMARA
BOLIVIA
 SOUTH  AMERICA
5" W x 7" H
RPF1188
 

    
   


LEGA
BELGIAN CONGO
(NOW REPUBLIC OF CONGO/ZAIRE )
AFRICA
8" W x 24" H
RPF1190
 

    
   


NEPAL
5" W x 7" H
RPF1162
 

    
   


NEPAL
5.5" W x 7.5" H
RPF1154
 

    
   


AFRICA
7.25" W x 21" H
RPF1089
 

    
   


PHILIPPINES
5" W x  10.5" H
RPF1087
 

    
   


TARAHUMARA
CANON DEL COBRE
MEXICO
6.5" W x 10.5" H
RPF1063
 

    
   

M A S K S

MASKS SERVE AS IMPORTANT RITUAL ARTIFACTS FOR VIRTUALLY EVERY ABORIGINAL CULTURE, PAST OR PRESENT.  THEY EMBODY, VISUALLY AND MATERIALLY, THE HOPES AND FEARS OF THE PEOPLE OF PRIMAL CULTURES.
THE MASKS PRESENTED HERE ARE, FOR THE MOST PART, STILL UTILIZED BY CONTEMPORARY CULTURES.  THE OLDEST IS 100 YEARS OLD, THE YOUNGEST A MERE 20. 

FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ABOUT ANY OF THESE MASKS, INCLUDING (IN MOST CASES) PROVENANCE, CONTACT THE GALLERY.

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