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Fourth stage of an illustrative sequence of half painted masks.
Wedge-shaped mask with eye and mouth holes, the latter having white teeth. Predominantly lemon yellow in colour, with white brow and nose, and pink and turquiose strips across th face. The pigment has a chalky finish and is flaking slightly on the brow, and smudged around the eye. A crack has formed in the middle of the bros and stretches to the mouth.
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