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Hornbill Mask (gegon)
Hornbill Mask (gegon)

Hornbill Mask (gegon)

DateEarly to mid-20th century
Associated withAfrica
MediumWood, feathers, red cloth, metal, and fiber
Dimensions11 1/2 × 8 × 21 1/2 in. (29.2 × 20.3 × 54.6 cm)
ClassificationsSculpture
Credit LineGift of Benita Baird and Ron Barab
Object number2019.3.1
On View
Not on view
ProvenanceField collected by Joseph M. Baird in Liberia, 1960s; Benita Sue Baird and Ronald Evan Barab, Atlanta, GA; given to NCMA, 2019.
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