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Object Number
34-91-50/483
Display Title
Circumcision mask made of woven rope
Descriptions
Object Description
Circumcision mask made of woven rope and detached ring
Inventory Description
Mask, woven fiber hood, knob top, raised, perforated eyes, twisted fringe extens
Classification
- Mask
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Hamite
- Tereki
- Maragoli
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
/
Kenya
/
Western Province
/
Kakamega
/
Kaimosi
Materials
Fiber
Dimensions
Overall: 129 x 21 x 19.8 cm (50 13/16 x 8 1/4 x 7 13/16 in.)
Quantity
1
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