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Mbuya Mask
Mbuya Mask
Mbuya Mask

Mbuya Mask

Culture (Africa, Democratic Republic of the Congo)
Dateca. 1900
MediumWood and pigment with later raffia additions
DimensionsObject: 12 1/4 x 11 1/4 x 12 in. (31.1 x 28.6 x 30.5 cm)
ClassificationsSculpture
Credit LineMemphis Brooks Museum of Art purchase
Object number94.5.3
ProvenanceKalifa Diabate, Washington D.C., 1994
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