Carved and painted wooden mask of male with moustache, face painted pale blue. Face surrounded above and behind the ears by a painted band of what may be a garland, with what may be petals indicated, the left hand side of which is missing. Scallop-edged black coronet behind and the remains of a further vertically projecting piece behind. Blue-green tie-on label reads: 'A prince. Use in epics.'
mask (dance & live theatre)
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