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Animal mask with large open mouth, teeth and horns
Animal mask with large open mouth, teeth and horns
Object Number 2006.32.1
Display Title Animal mask with large open mouth, teeth and horns
Descriptions
Object Description Animal mask with large open mouth, teeth and horns; red and black pigment on horns
Inventory Description Mask, in shape of animal head, open mouth, teeth, extended horns
Classification
  • Mask
Department Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
Materials Wood, Pigment
Dimensions Overall: 71 x 27 x 26 cm (27 15/16 x 10 5/8 x 10 1/4 in.)
Quantity 1
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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