A NEPALESE MASK, the face with expressive features, a hooked nose and circular pierced eyes beneath arched and protruding eyebrows, high stern, opened mouth with protruding lips, drilled holes at the temples and on the chin, jutting ears with circular pendants, black crusty patina, 22.5 cm high; AND TWO MASKS, the faces with frowning expression, pierced circular eyes beneath a domed stern, surmounted by a hair band, aquiline nose and crescent-shaped mouth, the ears with circular pendants, drilled holes beneath the chin, black crusty patina, all 19th Century 22 and 22.5 cm high (3)
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A NEPALESE MASK, the face with expressive features, a hooked nose and circular pierced eyes beneath arched and protruding eyebrows, high stern, opened mouth with protruding lips, drilled holes at the temples and on the chin, jutting ears with circular pendants, black crusty patina, 22.5 cm high; AND TWO MASKS, the faces with frowning expression, pierced circular eyes beneath a domed stern, surmounted by a hair band, aquiline nose and crescent-shaped mouth, the ears with circular pendants, drilled holes beneath the chin, black crusty patina, all 19th Century 22 and 22.5 cm high (3)
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