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Mask
Mask

Mask

MediumWood, paint
Dimensions16 1/2 x 9 1/4 x 5 3/4 in. (41.9 x 23.5 x 14.6 cm)
ClassificationsWood
Credit LineGift of the May Department Stores Company
Object numberG.67.48.2
On View
Not on view
ProvenanceMay Department Stores Company; given to NCMA 1967.Published ReferencesNorth Carolina Museum of Art Calendar of Art Events 11, no. 5 (February 1968), listed and illus. (b-w).

"Acquisitions," North Carolina Museum of Art Bulletin 9, nos. 1 and 2 (December 1969), listed 53.
Exhibition HistoryRaleigh, NC, North Carolina Museum of Art, Mary Duke Biddle Gallery, "The Mary Duke Biddle Gallery for the Blind Collection," November 14-December 19, 1969, listed and illus. (b-w).

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