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Object Number
2006.32.11
Display Title
Animal mask with military button eyes
Descriptions
Object Description
Animal mask with large open mouth, teeth; red pigment in mouth, ears; military button eyes
Inventory Description
Mask, shape of animal head, open square mouth, teeth, metal button eyes
Classification
- Mask
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Senufo
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
/
Ivory Coast
Materials
Wood, Metal, Pigment
Dimensions
Overall: 44 x 26 x 31 cm (17 5/16 x 10 1/4 x 12 3/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
2006.32.11
Credit Line
Gift of Harvard University Art Museums
Provenance
Collector
Lilian Hertzberg
Collector
Benjamin Hertzberg
Donor
Harvard University Art Museums
(10/11/06)
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