Nicely Carved Small Wooden Mask, Unknown Origin vintage crocheted trivet I might hang it or

I might hang it or prop it somewhere near the front door to greet visitors coming and going

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there was no way I could resist it

it is as it was made

and who was represented by the gallery

Nicely Carved Small Wooden Mask, Unknown Origin vintage crocheted trivet I might hang it orI haven't been able to definitively determine the origins of this small, nicely carved mask, which I purchased from the estate of an artist and collector and world traveller near me the closest match I can find, distinguished by the raised rims around the eyes and mouth, is Ngbaka, from the Democratic Republic of Congo. (reference photo included.) This one is of small scale, too small to be worn, but what wonderful carving of those eyes and mouth and