Mask

CultureBaule peoples
Titles
  • Mask
Date1868–1933
PlaceCôte d'Ivoire, Africa
MediumWood with traces of camwood powder
DimensionsOverall: 16 × 6 3/4 × 7 1/2 in. (40.6 × 17.1 × 19.1 cm)
Credit LineGift of Barbara Hill
Object number84.223
Not on view

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Department
African Art
ProvenanceBarbara Hill, Houston; given to MFAH, 1984.

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