DE'ARUWA (PIAROA) VENEZUELAN AMAZON INDIAN WARIME MASK

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DE'ARUWA (AKA PIAROA)- ORINOCO RIVER , STATE OF AMAZONAS, VENEZUELA RARE MINIATURE CARVING OF A MONKEY MASK ATTRIBUTED TO THE WARIME CEREMONY. THE WARIME DANCE IS A YEARLY CLEANSING CEREMONY AS WELL AS AN INITIATION CEREMONY FOR YOUNG MEN. THE MASK IS ALMOST 3 INCHES HIGH, 3 INCHES WIDE AND 2.5 INCHES IN DEPTH. THE RAFFIA IS 23 INCHES LONG. MADE OF BREA, POUNDED BARK, PLANT FIBERS. NEW AND IN GOOD CONDITON. SHIPPING PRICE IS FOR US ONLY. HAWAII, ALASKA, PUERTO RICO AND INTERNATIONAL BUYERS PLEASE REQUEST QUOTE THANKS FOR LOOKING!PLEASE VIEW MY OTHER ITEMS FOR AMAZONIAN AND OTHER ETHNOGRAPHIC ART.