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Five masks
Object Number 2004.24.16619
Display Title Five masks
Descriptions
Subject
  • Headwear
  • Headdress
  • Artifact
  • Mask
  • Face
  • Headgear
Department Photographic
Date 1941
Artist Frederick P. Orchard
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Liberia
Materials Negative, nitrate
Dimensions Overall: 12.7 x 17.78 cm (5 x 7 in.)

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