Nicely Carved Small Wooden Mask, Unknown Origin vintage crocheted trivet 9" w x 6" t

9" w x 6" t

as pushing in on the metal side lever sets the little metal ball spinning and spinning around with lots of momentum

there was no way I could resist it

I might hang it or prop it somewhere near the front door to greet visitors coming and going

Nicely Carved Small Wooden Mask, Unknown Origin vintage crocheted trivet 9" w x 6" tI haven't been able to definitively determine the origins of this small, nicely carved mask, which I purchased from the estate of an artist and collector and world traveller near me the closest match I can find, distinguished by the raised rims around the eyes and mouth, is Ngbaka, from the Democratic Republic of Congo. (reference photo included.) This one is of small scale, too small to be worn, but what wonderful carving of those eyes and mouth and