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Small wooden mask with circle dot motif, set into a frame of feathers
Small wooden mask with circle dot motif, set into a frame of feathers
Object Number 61-57-50/10491
Display Title Small wooden mask with circle dot motif, set into a frame of feathers
Descriptions
Object Description Small wooden mask decorated with circle dot motif, light brown patine set into a frame of feathers (mask 4"; overall height 11")
Inventory Description Mask, carved wood human face, feather ruff, bound with vegetable fiber
Classification
  • Mask
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Warega
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Congo
Materials Wood, Feather, Vegetable fiber
Dimensions Overall: 26.5 x 22 x 6 cm (10 7/16 x 8 11/16 x 2 3/8 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 61-57-50/10491 / 227

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