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Carved wood mask with yellow and white painted decoration and raffia trim
Carved wood mask with yellow and white painted decoration and raffia trim
Object Number 969-40-50/11301
Display Title Carved wood mask with yellow and white painted decoration and raffia trim
Descriptions
Inventory Description Carved wooden mask, human face, raffia trim, painted yellow and white.
Classification
  • Mask
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Basonge
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
Additional Geographic Terms Congo Region
Materials Fiber, Wood, Pigment
Dimensions Overall: 42 x 20 x 11 cm (16 9/16 x 7 7/8 x 4 5/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 969-40-50/11301

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