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Maker:
Fang artist  Search this
Medium:
Wood, kaolin
Type:
Mask
Geography:
Gabon
Cameroon
Date:
Mid 20th century
Description:
Wood face mask, elongated heart shaped face, heavily eroded surface
Provenance:
Gallery d'Hautbarr, New York, -- to 1969
Robert and Nancy Nooter, Washington, DC, 1969 to 1977
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Topic:
male  Search this
Credit Line:
Gift of Robert and Nancy Nooter
Object number:
77-22-5
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
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Data Source:
National Museum of African Art
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ys7e8b9efdc-7386-4bf5-aea6-89586349dda8
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmafa_77-22-5