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Mask
Middle Hills, Nepal,
17th/ 18th century (?).
Wood, metal ring, wire,
height 23cm (9").
Note the repairs to the jaw, indicating that masks were conserved rather than discarded.
The nose ring suggests a possible Tamang origin.
Mort Golub Collection.


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