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Object Number
61-58-50/10509
Display Title
Yam festival mask - traces of white color - 13.5" high
Descriptions
Inventory Description
Mask, carved wood, anthropomorphic, elongated mouth, perforated, painted
Classification
- Mask
- Raw Material
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Ibo
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
/
Nigeria
Additional Geographic Terms
West Africa
Materials
Wood, Pigment, Vegetable fiber, Metal
Dimensions
Overall: 36.5 x 16.5 x 10.8 cm (14 3/8 x 6 1/2 x 4 1/4 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
61-58-50/10509
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