Face Mask (N'domo Society)

CultureBamana peoples
Titles
  • Face Mask (N'domo Society)
Date1900–1950
PlaceMali, Africa
MediumWood and paint
DimensionsOverall: 16 3/4 × 5 1/2 × 3 3/8 in. (42.5 × 14 × 8.6 cm)
Credit LineThe Dr. Gus K. Nicholson Collection
Object number91.1485
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Department
African Art
ProvenanceDr. Gus K. Nicholson (1942–1989), Houston, by 1989; by inheritance to his heirs, 1989–1991; given to MFAH, 1991.
Exhibition HistoryEXHIBITED: at MFAH, Sterling Gallery, November 4, 1998-present PERMANENT COLLECTION INSTALLATION

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