Artist
Unknown African
CulturePende peoples
Titles
- Mask (Bwame society)
Date1850–1990
PlaceDemocratic Republic of the Congo, Africa
MediumWood with traces of pigment including kaolin, ochre, and indigo
Dimensionswhole: 5 inches high
Credit LineThe Dr. Gus K. Nicholson Collection
Object number91.1476
Not on view
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Department
African ArtObject Type
Exhibition History"Sculpture of Black Africa: The Gus Nicholson Collection," Rice Museum, Rice University, Houston, December 12, 1980 - February 22, 1981 [1].
[1] Exhibition check list, no. 90 (on file).
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