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Male Face Mask
Unknown19th century
Brooklyn Museum
Brooklyn, New York City, United States
Colored male face mask with carved coiffure, scalloped design above forehead, small pierced eyes, simple flat curved nose, and carved teeth. Much of white clay pigment has been abraded.
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Details
- Title: Male Face Mask
- Creator: Unknown
- Date Created: 19th century
- Location Created: Gabon
- Type: (not assigned)
- Rights: Collection of Beatrice Riese
- External Link: http://www.brooklynmuseum.org/opencollection/objects/169092/Male_Face_Mask
- Medium: Wood, pigment
- Dimensions: 11 1/8 x 7 x 2 1/4 in. (28.3 x 17.8 x 5.7 cm)
- Culture: Fang
- Collection: Arts of Africa
- Accession number: 2011.4.6
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