Sale 207 Lot 312
LIBERIAN AND IVORY COLLECTION OF PASSPORT MASKS. Collection of six Dan and/or Bassa passport masks from Liberia and Cote d'Ivoire. These are miniature wooden masks used by various West African ethnic groups. They served as a form of personal identification or talisman, often carried in a pouch or sewn onto clothing, especially when traveling outside one's community. - Average height: 3 inches. Estimate $100-150
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