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RV6. Oracle Mask. Tibet, 19th to early 20th Century. 14" high by 9" wide. A large carved and inscribed wood mask depicting a strong face, possibly of a lama or an oracle. It has a dorje finial and three lines of Tibetan text on the top. Between the thick eyebrows is a sun cradled within a crescent moon. His open mouth has bared teeth and once had four large fangs, only one of which remains. Blessing color on the mouth hints that this mask was possibly used for oracular pronouncements. The nose has been damaged and repaired. $950.