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Arts of Africa

Headdress (Tonkongba)

Possibly Landuma; possibly Nalu; possibly Baga

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Caption

Possibly Landuma; possibly Nalu; possibly Baga. Headdress (Tonkongba), late 19th–early 20th century. Wood, 32 x approx. 8 in. (81.2 x approx. 20.3 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Douglas III, 74.211.10. (Photo: Brooklyn Museum)

Gallery

Not on view

Collection

Arts of Africa

Title

Headdress (Tonkongba)

Date

late 19th–early 20th century

Geography

Place made: Guinea

Medium

Wood

Classification

Masks

Dimensions

32 x approx. 8 in. (81.2 x approx. 20.3 cm)

Credit Line

Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Douglas III

Accession Number

74.211.10

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Artists and makers

Landuma

3 works in the collection

Nalu

3 works in the collection

Baga

10 works in the collection