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Chokwe

Mask (possibly Pig Mask, Ngulu)

Chokwe, 1900-1932

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Chokwe

Mask (possibly Pig Mask, Ngulu)

Chokwe, 1900-1932

Physical Qualities Wood, fiber, (with raffia): 22 13/16 × 14 15/16 in. (58 × 38 cm.) 10 13/16 × 9 15/16 in. (27.5 × 25.2 cm.)
Credit Line Gift of Norman Jackson, New York
Object Number 1987.155
In the form of an animal with long vertical ears
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