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mask

1900/1999

British Museum
London, United Kingdom

Carved mask (nimba) amde of wood (a) in the form of a female bust with four legs. Raffia leaf fringe attached (b).

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Details

Title: mask
Date Created: 1900/1999
Physical Dimensions: Height: 124.00cm; Width: 35.00cm; Depth: 55.00cm
External Link: British Museum collection online
Technique: carved
Registration number: Af1957,07.1.a-b
Production place: Made in Guinea-Bissau
Place: Found/Acquired Guinea-Bissau
Peoples: Made by Baga
Material: wood; raffia palm leaf
Copyright: Photo: © Trustees of the British Museum
Acquisition: Purchased from Ratton, Charles

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