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Kono Society mask
Object Number 2006.32.13
Display Title Kono Society mask
Descriptions
Object Description Kono Society mask with encrustation
Inventory Description Mask, carved wood, animal head, elongated face, upright ears, encrustation
Classification
  • Mask
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Bamana
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Ivory Coast
Materials Wood
Dimensions Overall: 87 x 26 x 18 cm (34 1/4 x 10 1/4 x 7 1/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 2006.32.13
Credit Line Gift of Harvard University Art Museums
Provenance
Collector Benjamin Hertzberg
Collector Lilian Hertzberg
Donor Harvard University Art Museums (10/11/06)

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