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Ceremonial wooden mask - represents some evil spirit
Ceremonial wooden mask - represents some evil spirit
Object Number 37-32-50/2531
Display Title Ceremonial wooden mask - represents some evil spirit
Descriptions
Object Description Ceremonial wooden mask - represents some evil spirit See the Conservation Record for additional information on manufacture and technology.
Inventory Description Mask, carved wood, hood shape, incised/pigmented facial features, hole in top
Classification
  • Mask
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Fang?
  • Ntum?
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
Additional Geographic Terms Spanish Guinea: northeast corner
Materials Wood, Pigment, Vegetable fiber, Plant fiber
Dimensions Overall: 36.5 x 45 x 46 cm (14 3/8 x 17 11/16 x 18 1/8 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 37-32-50/2531 (on mount)

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