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Pieces, 2, of wood mask
Image Not Available for Pieces, 2, of wood mask
Object Number 2006.32.14.1
Display Title Pieces, 2, of wood mask
Descriptions
Object Description 2 small pieces of wood mask, original polychrome
Inventory Description Mask, wood pieces, two fragments, one bound with fiber
Classification
  • Mask
Department Ethnographic
Date ca. 1830
Culture
  • Baulé
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Ivory Coast
Materials Wood, Vegetable fiber
Dimensions Overall: 4.5 x 1.4 x 0.7 cm (1 3/4 x 9/16 x 1/4 in.)
Quantity 2
Credit Line Gift of Harvard University Art Museums
Provenance
Collector Benjamin Hertzberg (9/6/1960)
Collector Lilian Hertzberg (9/6/1960)
Dealer K. J. Hewett Ltd. Works of Art (9/6/1960)
Donor Harvard University Art Museums (10/11/06)

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