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Carved wood mask with yellow and white painted geometric designs and fur trim
Carved wood mask with yellow and white painted geometric designs and fur trim
Object Number 969-40-50/11304
Display Title Carved wood mask with yellow and white painted geometric designs and fur trim
Descriptions
Inventory Description Carved wooden mask, human face, fur hair/beard, painted yellow, cracked.
Classification
  • Mask
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Basonge
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Congo
Additional Geographic Terms Congo Region
Materials Wood, Pigment, Fur
Dimensions Overall: 33 x 16 x 11 cm (13 x 6 5/16 x 4 5/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 969-40-50/11304

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