Face Mask

Face Mask

Public Domain

CulturePunu
Titles
  • Face Mask
Date1850–1970
PlaceGabon, Africa
MediumWood and kaolin
DimensionsOverall: 12 1/4 × 8 3/4 × 7 1/2 in. (31.1 × 22.2 × 19.1 cm)
Credit LineThe Dr. Gus K. Nicholson Collection
Object number91.1531
Non exposé

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Department
African Art
Object Type
ProvenanceDr. Gus K. Nicholson (1942–1989), Houston, by 1989; by inheritance to his heirs, 1989–1991; given to MFAH, 1991.

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1850–1990
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Wood with traces of kaolin
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1850–1970
Wood and kaolin
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1850–1970
Wood, paint (kaolin), and metal
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Wood, kaolin, and black pigment
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1850–1970
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1850–1970
Wood, kaolin, black and red pigments
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1900–1950
Wood, traces of kaolin paint
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