An Unusual 19thC Painted Tribal Mask sub-Curios made for a serious curio

made for a serious curio or specimen collector

blue and green paints can be seen to his hair

Thus we see here an apparently ordinary object

though they may weigh as much as 400 pounds in the fall when they are fattening up for hibernation

An Unusual 19thC Painted Tribal Mask sub-Curios made for a serious curioOrigin: Congolese or Himalayan Period: Mid Late Nineteenth Century Provenance: Unknown Date: c. 1860 90 Height: 11. 5 inches Width: 7 inches The unusual nineteenth century painted mask with mouth and eye cavities, pierced holes to edges and applied dot decoration in buff and ochre survives from possibly from the Congo or the Himalayan area. The mask has expected wear to its paintwork, heavy in some places making it very decorative. The unusual