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Object Number
2004.29.12778
Display Title
Wooden mask decorated with paint, hair and fiber
Descriptions
Object Description
written on board: "Africa / Ivory Coast / Dance mask of sculptured wood / with trace of red and black / polychrome. Beard and hair made of / hair and fiber. simian countenance / and prominent forehead."
Department
Photographic
Culture
- African
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
/
Ivory Coast
Dimensions
Overall: 10.16 × 8.255 cm (4 × 3 1/4 in.)
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