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Object Number
998-30-50/12821
Display Title
Crest mask with animal forms and woman's head tie, polychromed
Descriptions
Indigenous Term
Efe mask for Gelede festival
Inventory Description
Mask, multi-color painted wood, human face with animals on top, cracked
Classification
- Mask
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Yoruba
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
/
Nigeria
Additional Geographic Terms
Yorubaland, Western; Nigeria, Southwest
Materials
Wood, Pigment
Dimensions
Overall: 40 x 38.5 x 38 cm (15 3/4 x 15 3/16 x 14 15/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
998-30-50/12821
Credit Line
Gift of Hans Guggenheim and Ann Sandford
Provenance
Collector
Hans Guggenheim
(1967)
Donor
Ann Sandford
(6/77 - 12/30/98)
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