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Face Mask (kaogle)
Face Mask (kaogle)

Face Mask (kaogle)

DateEarly to mid-20th century
Associated withAfrica
MediumWood, animal fur, and metal
Dimensionsheight, width, and depth: 9 × 4 15/16 × 4 1/4 in. (22.9 × 12.5 × 10.8 cm)
ClassificationsSculpture
Credit LineGift of Benita Baird and Ron Barab
Object number2019.3.5
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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