Lesser and Greater Antilles, Caribbean Stone Mask Memento Mori - 30 cm

Funerary mask showing a deathly face the mouth is wide open the eye sockets are sunken the forehead is adorned with a decoration of incisions forming a headdress Its ears are pierced with truncated conical holes Nostrils open after taking cohoba Hard stone (local marble) gray in color dimensions 21x15x16 cm weight approx. 3 kg Taíno culture, Dominican Republic, Provenance: French private collection acquired before 1970 damage and old losses bottles are not for sale

Estimate:£543.68

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