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Wooden sorcerer's mask (18" high)
Object Number 59-29-50/10210
Display Title Wooden sorcerer's mask (18" high)
Descriptions
Inventory Description Mask, carved wood, helmet style, carved/painted human facial features, metal c
Classification
  • Mask
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Bushongo
  • Bushongo
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Belgian Congo
Materials Wood, Metal, Vegetable fiber, Feather
Dimensions Overall: 33 x 29 x 25 cm (13 x 11 7/16 x 9 13/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 59-29-50/10210, HF, #23

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