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Night Society Mask

Date19th/20th Century
Object PlaceCameroon, Central Africa, Africa
MediumWood
ClassificationsSculpture
Dimensions34 1/2 inches (87.63 cm)
Credit LineFounders Society Purchase, Eleanor Clay Ford Fund for African Art
Object number78.9
DescriptionMask with bared mouth, mass of fluting for teeth, cheeks pushed out, huge overhanging brow.
On View
On view
Locations
  • Exhibition   Demo Museum (Hanover Square), Level 2, African, Gallery 2
ProvenanceFormerly in the collection of: W. Mestach, Brussels
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