Hello, this item is an African carved wood mask with attached fiber, textile, and woven headdress elements, measuring approximately 23 x 35 cm. The smooth dark face, narrow slit eyes, arched brows, central ridge, small protruding mouth, and elaborate coiffure relate most closely to Central African female mask traditions, especially Chokwe, Luvale, Lwena, or related Angola, Zambia, and Democratic Republic of Congo forms. It appears to be a 20th-century mask made for ceremonial, display, or collector use, rather than a simple tourist carving.

The mask presents well, with a convincing dark patina, surface wear, aged textile, and fiber attachments, though the auction-house source and general statement of “authentic patina” do not by themselves prove early ritual use or high tribal-art provenance. Condition appears good, with expected wear, fraying, and minor losses to the attached materials. Without stronger provenance, field collection history, or specialist tribal-art authentication, it should be valued as a good decorative ethnographic mask rather than a major early museum-grade example.

Fair Market Value: $250 - $600 USD