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Ivory mask with incised forehead, no mouth, 5" h.
Ivory mask with incised forehead, no mouth, 5" h.
Object Number 61-57-50/10497
Display Title Ivory mask with incised forehead, no mouth, 5" h.
Descriptions
Object Description Ivory mask with incised forehead. No mouth (height 5"). Anthropomorphic face carved in low relief with oblong eyes and long nose, no mouth and an incised ‘dot-in-a-circle’ motif on the forehead
Inventory Description Mask, pointed oval face, carved eyes and nose, punctate circle and dot design
Classification
  • Mask
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Warega
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Congo
Additional Geographic Terms Republic of Congo, Belgian Congo
Materials Pigment, Elephant ivory
Dimensions Overall: 13 x 7.2 x 1.5 cm (5 1/8 x 2 13/16 x 9/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 61-57-50/10497; 6; 364 / H

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