This unusual mask reproduces the feature of the sculpture of the north-eastern Hemba. The mask was collected at Karambare in the 1930’s by the Roman Dr. R. Sulsenti, at the time practicing in the area.Provenance: Collected by Dr.R.Sulsenti in the 1930’s; acquired by Alberto Galaverni who constituted his collection with the support of his friend Franco Monti.Publication:-49 Sculture Africane della Collezione, Alberto Galaverni fotografate da Mario Carrieri ,1978.fig.26-La mia Africa, Karen Blixen, Olivetti,Milano, 1981,fig. 48.- Emilio Tadini, Mario Carrieri,Milano,Gabriele Mazzotta editore, 1981,fig. 12.Exposition : Padiglione d’Arte Contemporanea, Milan, 1982.