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Maker:
Kpelle artist  Search this
Medium:
Glass, skin, hair, cowrie shells, accumulative material
Type:
Sculpture
Geography:
Liberia
Date:
Mid 20th century
Provenance:
US Agency for International Development, collected Liberia, before 1966 to 1969
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Topic:
male  Search this
Credit Line:
Gift of The Agency for International Development
Object number:
69-11-65
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
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Data Source:
National Museum of African Art
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ys7dc586796-652f-4b0d-97b6-e095c1b02263
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmafa_69-11-65