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Object Number
34-91-50/489
Display Title
Circumcision mask made of woven rope
Descriptions
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, Fur
Dimensions
Overall: 100 x 22 x 18 cm (39 3/8 x 8 11/16 x 7 1/16 in.)
Quantity
1
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