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Mask (Phota)

Arts of Africa

CULTURE Pende
MEDIUM Wood, pigment
  • Place Made: Lake Matshi Region, Democratic Republic of the Congo
    • DATES late 19th–early 20th century
    DIMENSIONS 7 x 7 1/2 x 9 in. (17.7 x 19.0 x 23.0 cm)
    COLLECTIONS Arts of Africa
    ACCESSION NUMBER X600
    CREDIT LINE Brooklyn Museum Collection
    MUSEUM LOCATION This item is not on view
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