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Lele

Mask

Lele, 1933

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Lele

Mask

Lele, 1933

Physical Qualities Wood, metal, cowrie shells, animal hair, fiber, cloth, (without beard): 9 13/16 × 9 5/8 × 9 1/16 in. (25 × 24.5 × 23 cm.) (with beard): 13 3/4 in. (35 cm.)
Credit Line Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Howard A. Jackson, Massapequa, New York
Object Number 1994.192
Open mouth baring teeth, open slits under eyes, and a vertical raised stripe on the middle of the forehead.

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