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RV2. Joker Mask. Bhutan. Wood, early 20th Century. 11 3/4" long by 6 1/2" wide. The joker is a popular figure in Tibetan ritual dances -- sometimes a helpful, sometimes a harmful figure. Here he appears as a weathered man wearing a Tibetan cowboy hat. Wonderful carving in hard, fine-grained wood. $800.