Reproduction Cast Mask

Unidentified Luba maker

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about 1947

Plaster

Overall: 14 15/16 × 9 7/16 × 13/16 in. (38 × 24 × 2 cm)

Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth: Museum Purchase

47.24.10854

Geography

Place Made: Republic of the Congo, Central Africa, Africa

Period

20th century

Object Name

Ceremonial Artifact: Mask

Research Area

Africa

Not on view

Provenance

The University Museum, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia; sold to present collection, 1947.

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