Ukrainian leather mask-maker Bob Basset's unveiled his latest creation, a menacing stormtrooper that calls to mind the recent Euromaidan violence.
New Stormtrooper Art Leather mask
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3:00 pm Fri
Mar 7, 2014
Leather stormtrooper mask from Ukraine's Bob Basset
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