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Chokwe

Elder Male Mask (Chihongo)

Chokwe, 1866

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Chokwe

Elder Male Mask (Chihongo)

Chokwe, 1866

Physical Qualities Wood, metal wire, 8 11/16 × 6 11/16 × 2 15/16 in. (22 × 17 × 7.5 cm.)
Credit Line Gift of the Jamosil Foundation, Alexandria, Virginia
Object Number 1989.148
The Baltimore Museum of Art by gift, 1989; James M. Silberman, Alexandria, Virginia
Karen Milbourne, BMA, "Meditations on African Art: PATTERN," March 12-August 17, 2008

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