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Mmanwu Ceremony Headcrest
Mmanwu Ceremony Headcrest

Mmanwu Ceremony Headcrest

Date20th century
Associated withAfrica
MediumWood, cloth, nails, and paint
Dimensions13 1/2 x 9 3/4 x 8 1/2 in. (34.3 x 24.8 x 21.6 cm)
ClassificationsWood
Credit LineAnonymous Gift
Object numberG.79.19.5
On View
Not on view
ProvenanceFrank R. Adelman, Annandale, VA; given to NCMA anonymously, 1979.
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