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Indian Head Comic Mask

Unknown

American Art

On View: Luce Visible Storage and Study Center, 5th Floor
ARTIST Unknown
MEDIUM Red terra-cotta
DATES ca. 1900
DIMENSIONS 11 1/2 x 8 1/4 in. (29.2 x 21 cm)  (show scale)
COLLECTIONS American Art
ACCESSION NUMBER 75.68.2
CREDIT LINE Gift of Herbert Hemphill
CATALOGUE DESCRIPTION Brownish red terra-cotta American Indian heads, hollow verso, long hair at sides of heads terminate in scrolls under chin. Rescued from Atlantic terra cotta works. Condition: perfect
MUSEUM LOCATION This item is on view in Luce Visible Storage and Study Center, 5th Floor
CAPTION Unknown. Indian Head Comic Mask, ca. 1900. Red terra-cotta, 11 1/2 x 8 1/4 in. (29.2 x 21 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Herbert Hemphill, 75.68.2. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: , 75.68.1_75.68.2_bw.jpg)
IMAGE group, 75.68.1_75.68.2_bw.jpg.
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