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Diviner’s Mask (Ngobudi)

Kongo (Yombe group), 1866

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Kongo

Diviner’s Mask (Ngobudi)

Kongo (Yombe group), 1866

Physical Qualities Wood, pigments, plant fibers, fabric, 25.1 x 19.1 x 14.9 cm. (9 7/8 x 7 1/2 x 5 7/8 in.)
Credit Line Gift of David and Gayle Ackley, Baltimore
Object Number 2010.313
Mask for diviner in red, white and black.
The Baltimore Museum of Art by gift, 2010; David and Gayle Ackley, Baltimore, Maryland
Karen Milbourne, The Baltimore Museum of Art, "Meditations on African Art: Color," April 18 – August 19, 2007.

Gallery Rotation, Wurtzburger Case 1, July 2008 - present.
BMA. Notecard- Campaign for Art promotion. Summer 2008.
BMA. "In a New Light," Campaign for Art news, Summer 2008, p. 5

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