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WAYANA-APARAI MASK, Brazil Vegetable fibers,...

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WAYANA-APARAI MASK, Brazil Vegetable fibers, natural pigments. Total height 145 cm Mask made of a core of plant fiber basketry, on which a face is painted in large linear motifs. The eyes are pierced, the mouth in medium relief described under a small aquiline nose. The headdress, like all the equipment concealing the wearer, is made of long plant strips.