Nicely Carved Small Wooden Mask, Unknown Origin vintage crocheted trivet though it is pretty great

though it is pretty great just on its own

9" w x 6" t

Largest crystals measure 1 7/8" in diameter

there was no way I could resist it

it is as it was made

Nicely Carved Small Wooden Mask, Unknown Origin vintage crocheted trivet though it is pretty greatI 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