Mask

Mask

Public Domain

CultureDan peoples
Titles
  • Mask
Date1900–1950
PlaceLiberian Border, Côte d'Ivoire, Africa
MediumWood
DimensionsOverall: 9 1/8 × 5 1/4 × 3 in. (23.2 × 13.3 × 7.6 cm)
Credit LineGift of Mr. and Mrs. Alvin S. Romansky
Object number76.340
Not on view

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Department
African Art
Object Type
ProvenanceAlvin S. Romansky (1907–1994) and Ethel Romansky (1917–1986), Houston, by 1976; given to MFAH, 1976.

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