Antique DAN NGERE Miniature Passport Mask - Guinean Forest (AOF) - 1800 / 1900

Description

Antique Miniature Passport Mask from the DAN NGERE People of A.O.F. ("Afrique Occidentale Française")
Guinean Forest - late 1800 or early 1900
- wood ; deep patina of tribal use ; wooden display stand included ;
- height : 5.9 cm x 3.8 cm x 1.1 cm (approx. 2.3 in.)
weight : 7 grs ;
provenance : French family old collection ; collected from a local tribe during road works through the Guinean Forest (around 1950).