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Helmet type mask (carved wood) gelede
Helmet type mask (carved wood) gelede
Object Number 58-55-50/10370
Display Title Helmet type mask (carved wood) gelede
Descriptions
Object Description Helmet type mask (carved wood) gelede
Inventory Description Mask, carved wood, helmet-mask, human face, incised, pierced ears, painted
Classification
  • Mask
  • Raw Material
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Yoruba
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Nigeria
Materials Wood, Pigment
Dimensions Overall: 32.3 x 26.5 x 18.8 cm (12 11/16 x 10 7/16 x 7 3/8 in.) Weight: 2150 g (2.15 kg)
Quantity 1
Label on object 58-55-50/10370

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