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Wooden mask, mottled dark brown patine with open mouth and teeth
Wooden mask, mottled dark brown patine with open mouth and teeth
Object Number 61-57-50/10492
Display Title Wooden mask, mottled dark brown patine with open mouth and teeth
Descriptions
Object Description Wooden mask, mottled dark brown patine with open mouth and teeth (10 3/4" high) FAKE?ac
Inventory Description Carved wooden mask, human face, open mouth, perforated along bottom, fiber tie.
Classification
  • Mask
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Warega
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Congo
Additional Geographic Terms Republic of Congo, Belgian Congo
Materials Wood, Pigment, Fiber
Dimensions Overall: 27.31 x 15 x 5 cm (10 3/4 x 5 7/8 x 1 15/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 61-57-50/10492; 242; 364 / R

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