Anthropomorphic Mask

Yaka

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Caption

Yaka. Anthropomorphic Mask, early 20th century. Wood, cloth, raffia fiber, pigment, reed, 16 5/8 x 17 1/4 in. (42.2 x 43.8 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Ruth Lippman, 1991.172.1. (Photo: Brooklyn Museum)

Gallery

Not on view

Collection

Arts of Africa

Culture

Yaka

Title

Anthropomorphic Mask

Date

early 20th century

Geography

Possible place made: Angola, Possible place made: Kwango Region, Democratic Republic of the Congo

Medium

Wood, cloth, raffia fiber, pigment, reed

Classification

(not assigned)

Dimensions

16 5/8 x 17 1/4 in. (42.2 x 43.8 cm)

Credit Line

Gift of Ruth Lippman

Accession Number

1991.172.1

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