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GUERE, "WAR" MASK 3, 11", $500, SOLD, Liberia
The Guere, neighbors of the Dan, make masks for similar purposes but usually of a form that is more ugly or scary than Dan masks. They are used for rituals, education and social control and to appear frightening to enemies.
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