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Boy's initiation mask, with domed forehead; oblong cut-out eyes
Boy's initiation mask, with domed forehead; oblong cut-out eyes
Object Number 975-12-50/11826
Display Title Boy's initiation mask, with domed forehead; oblong cut-out eyes
Descriptions
Object Description Boy's initiation mask, with domed forehead; oblong cut-out eyes. Wood.
Inventory Description Carved wooden mask, domed head, long face, perforated eyes and mouth, rim.
Classification
  • Mask
Department Ethnographic
Date 19th century
Culture
  • Bambara
  • Bamana
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Mali
Materials Wood
Dimensions Overall: 32 x 18 x 19 cm (12 5/8 x 7 1/16 x 7 1/2 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 975-12-50/11826

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