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Chokwe

Monstrous Mask (Katoyo)

Chokwe, 1900-1932

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Chokwe

Monstrous Mask (Katoyo)

Chokwe, 1900-1932

Physical Qualities Wood, fiber, red pigment, (with net extended): 15 3/4 × 5 11/16 × 3 9/16 in. (40 × 14.4 × 9 cm.)
Credit Line Gift of Allen Davis, Alexandria, Virginia
Object Number 1995.217
Carved wooden mask with netted fiber back; red pigment around eyes, nose, forehead

Culture

Chokwe

2000–2000

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