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MIniature Mask (ma go)
MIniature Mask (ma go)

MIniature Mask (ma go)

DateLate 19th to early 20th century
Associated withAfrica
MediumWood
Dimensionsheight, width, and depth: 3 3/8 × 1 3/16 × 1 in. (8.6 × 3 × 2.5 cm)
ClassificationsSculpture
Credit LineGift of Benita Baird and Ron Barab
Object number2019.3.12
On View
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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