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15-Jul-2015

079_BodyPlank Mask with abstract designs, patterns and colors_002.jpg

Description: Body/Plank Mask with abstract designs, patterns and colors; The head is placed at the top with a small short projection; The eyes are rounded and the balls painted red; The whole face is painted white; The neck consists of two ‘V’ shaped structure (one above, one below with a common line base); A horn-shaped handle is attached to the front of the neck (it has been screwed to the wood as repair); The chest has deep carving of quadrilateral rhombus figures with the thick lines painted with white kaolin; The abdomen consists of zigzag shaped patterns in different colors (red, black, white and brown); The edges of the hips have zigzag carvings with two round shapes at the ends similar to those of the eyes; The loins and bottom has triangular decorations and patterns; The thighs have V-shaped decorations and paintings The feet are short and shaped as a bow.
Dimension: Height from tip of head: 193cm, Breadth 29 cm

Medion AG MD 86497
1/60s f/9.9 at 4.9mm iso400 full exif

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