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Lega

Mask

Lega, 1933

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Lega

Mask

Lega, 1933

Physical Qualities Wood, white and black pigment, 8 13/16 × 4 1/4 × 1 7/8 in. (22.4 × 10.8 × 4.8 cm.)
Credit Line Gift of Gilbert and Jean Jackson, Potomac, Maryland
Object Number 1996.200
with heart-shaped white face, pierced nostrils, series of incisions indicating eyelashes and teeth

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