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A carved wooden ethnographic mask is displayed within a museum exhibit in Budapest, Hungary, likely the Museum of Ethnography. The mask features an elongated, off-white face with closed eyes, a prominent nose, and dark red lips. A dark red, nine-square diamond pattern adorns the forehead. The hair or headpiece is dark, textured with horizontal striations, and banded with dark red accents. The mask is enclosed behind a reflective glass panel, showing reflections of interior architectural elements, including a doorway and window-like frames. It is presented against a plain, reddish-brown background wall. A partial Hungarian information plaque is visible in the lower-left, describing the mask's origin (Ogowe basin, Gabon, Congo) and the symbolic meaning of its white color (death and the afterlife).
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