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Object Number
61-57-50/10487
Display Title
Wooden mask with patine of white kaolin; square chin; high forehead (5 1/2" high
Descriptions
Object Description
Wooden mask with patine of white kaolin; square chin; high forehead (5 1/2" high)
Inventory Description
Mask, carved wood, flat back, punct/perf, anthro. features, worn white pigment
Classification
- Mask
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Warega
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
/
Congo
Materials
Wood, Pigment
Dimensions
Overall: 13.5 x 6.2 x 2 cm (5 5/16 x 2 7/16 x 13/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
61-57-50/10487/ 364/ F/ 3
Provenance
Collector
Harold Rome
Donor
Florence Rome
(1961)
Donor
Harold Rome
(1961)
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