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Small "Family" Mask
Small "Family" Mask

Small "Family" Mask

DateLate 19th to early 20th century
Associated withAfrica
MediumWood, cloth, cord, and organic material
Dimensionsheight, width, and depth: 8 3/4 × 5 1/4 × 3 3/4 in. (22.2 × 13.3 × 9.5 cm)
ClassificationsSculpture
Credit LineGift of Benita Baird and Ron Barab
Object number2019.3.17
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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