Description:
Probably Nepal, 19th cent.
H. 31 cm
The oval mask shows an angry facial expression with narrow, slit-like eyes under arched eyebrows that reach up to the bridge of the nose, as well as a wide-open mouth framed by a moustache and a row of metal decorations around the chin that suggest a beard
From an old Southern German private collection, family-owned before 1960 - Traces of age