Rare Northwest coast shamanic mask prompts tribal gathering in Royston

A 19th century Native American wolf mask, once used in religious ceremonies on the Northwest coast, emerged from the obscurity of a £50-100 estimate to bring £14,000 at auction in Hertfordshire.

It came for sale, seemingly with little in the way of provenance, at Hansons Ross in Royston on Janu…

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