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Passport mask (ma. mask) small orange-brown wood mask
Passport mask (ma. mask) small orange-brown wood mask
Object Number 985-17-50/12060
Display Title Passport mask (ma. mask) small orange-brown wood mask
Descriptions
Object Description Personal wood mask with aluminium passport mask (ma mask) small orange-brown wood mask. oval slit eyes with carved indentation framing them . small pointed chin.
Inventory Description Mask, carved wood, human face, ovoid, incised, perforated.
Classification
  • Raw Material
  • Mask
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Dan
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Liberia
Africa / Ivory Coast
Materials Wood
Dimensions Overall: 13.7 x 7 x 2.5 cm (5 3/8 x 2 3/4 x 1 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 985-17-50/12060; Dan "passport"/ Ivory Coast/ 417 $29.50
Provenance
Collector Kendall A. Mix (1985 - 1985)
Collector Robin H. Mix (1985 - 1985)

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