An Unusual 19thC Painted Tribal Mask sub-Art & Sculpture this repair was an amateur

this repair was an amateur one and as such there is a little bit of movement in this area

other arthropods

We believe this to be when the board would have been integrated into an early Victorian pulley system within a pelmet box (we have part of pulley system also and this can be sent with the board if of interest)

clad in period dress holding and being offered to a variety of vanitas symbols

namely the back of the top rail and to the front legs

An Unusual 19thC Painted Tribal Mask sub-Art & Sculpture this repair was an amateurOrigin: 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