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Biombo

Helmet Mask (Tshimwana)

1900-1966

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Biombo

Helmet Mask (Tshimwana)

1900-1966

Physical Qualities Wood, pigment, 14 3/8 × 9 × 10 1/2 in. (36.5 × 22.9 × 26.7 cm.)
Credit Line Bequest of Allen A. Davis
Object Number 2017.94
Allen A. Davis, Santa Fe, NM by purchase, 1999; Sotheby’s, New York City, NY, lot 270; K. Brommer, Stuttgart, Germany.

Culture

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2000–2000

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