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Mask, original polychrome
Mask, original polychrome
Object Number 2006.32.14
Display Title Mask, original polychrome
Descriptions
Object Description Wood mask, original polychrome
Inventory Description Mask, carved wood, red painted face, opening for mouth, incised hair lines
Classification
  • Mask
Department Ethnographic
Date ca. 1830
Culture
  • Baulé
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Ivory Coast
Materials Wood, Pigment
Dimensions Overall: 36 x 16 x 17 cm (14 3/16 x 6 5/16 x 6 11/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 2006.32.14
Credit Line Gift of Harvard University Art Museums
Provenance
Collector Lilian Hertzberg (9/6/1960)
Collector Benjamin Hertzberg (9/6/1960)
Dealer K. J. Hewett Ltd. Works of Art (9/6/1960)
Donor Harvard University Art Museums (10/11/06)
Seller K. J. Hewett Ltd. Works of Art

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