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Dan

Hornbill Mask (Ge gon)

Dan, 1900-1932

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Hornbill Mask (Ge gon)

Dan

Hornbill Mask (Ge gon)

Dan

Hornbill Mask (Ge gon)

Dan, 1900-1932

Physical Qualities Wood, fur, plant fiber, iron, paint, 14 3/16 × 5 1/4 × 7 3/8 in. (36 × 13.3 × 18.7 cm.)
Credit Line Gift of Robert and Nancy Nooter, Washington, D.C.
Object Number 1985.284
With hornbill beak (Gaegon) [KWG note 12/12/12 - this does not look like the standard hornbill mask]
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Dan

2000–2000

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