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Bwa
Antelope Mask
Bwa, 1866
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Bwa
Antelope Mask
Bwa, 1866
Physical Qualities
Wood, hide, fiber, polychrome, 56.5 x 20 x 24 D cm.
Credit Line
Gift of Philip Lee Davis, Key West, Florida
Object Number
2002.718
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