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Object Number
975-12-50/11819
Display Title
N'tomo society boy's initiation mask, with 6 double-tiered horns
Descriptions
Object Description
N'tomo society boy's initiation mask, with 6 double-tiered horns; wood, with encrusted patina
Inventory Description
Carved wooden mask, human face, 6 straight horns with cross bars, perforated.
Classification
- Mask
Department
Ethnographic
Date
19th century
Culture
- Bambara
- Bamana
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
/
Mali
Materials
Wood
Dimensions
Overall: 50 x 18 x 12.5 cm (19 11/16 x 7 1/16 x 4 15/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
975-12-50/11819
Credit Line
Gift of Donald Deskey, 1975
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