Nicely Carved Small Wooden Mask, Unknown Origin 1876 lithograph of sun The cloth repair on cover/binding

The cloth repair on cover/binding has held and is holding the front cover to the spine fine

and I sure love them for it

no cracks or repairs

28 dominoes total

as shown in detail photo

Nicely Carved Small Wooden Mask, Unknown Origin 1876 lithograph of sun The cloth repair on cover/bindingI 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