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Mask

Culture: Ngbaka
Medium: Wood, pigment, fiber, metal
Place Made: Democratic Republic of the Congo
Dates: late 19th or early 20th century
Dimensions: 37 3/8 x 8 5/8 x 8 1/2 in. (95.0 x 22.0 x 21.5 cm)
Collections: Arts of Africa and the Pacific Islands
Museum Location: This item is not on view
Accession Number: 22.1581
Credit Line: Museum Expedition 1922, Robert B. Woodward Memorial Fund
Image: Overall, 22.1581_view2_acetate_bw.jpg. Brooklyn Museum photograph

Catalogue Description: Mask of black soft wood with a series of horizontal nicks down center of forehead. Open mouth displays inserted teeth. Pigment on rim of face, vertical center of forehead, and around eyes. Long fiber headdress attached to wooden mask by metal tacks over back of head and down sides. Knotted fiber strands attached to woven fiber headdress. CONDITION: Worn, teeth missing.

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