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Nunuma

Calao Bird Mask

Nunuma (Nuna), 1900-1932

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Calao Bird Mask

Nunuma

Calao Bird Mask

Nunuma

Calao Bird Mask

Nunuma (Nuna), 1900-1932

Physical Qualities Wood, pigment, paint, 30 11/16 × 10 5/8 × 11 5/16 in. (78 × 27 × 28.7 cm.)
Credit Line Gift of Robert and Nancy Nooter, Washington, D.C.
Object Number 1985.282
Beyond Flight: Birds in African Art

Culture

Nunuma

2000–2000

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