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Gola, Vai, and others

Men’s Ancestral Mask (Gbetu/Bown)

Gola/Vai/Bowu, 1933-1966

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Men’s Ancestral Mask (Gbetu/Bown)

Gola/Vai/Bowu, 1933-1966

Physical Qualities Wood, black pigment, 23 1/16 × 10 1/16 in. (58.5 × 25.5 cm.)
Credit Line Gift of Dr. and Mrs. Robert K. Schreter, Lutherville, Maryland
Object Number 1991.402
Incised braids, face sits on extended neck with carved circles. Helmet has 6 wedges of chevrons surrounding neck. Body of helmet has rows of squares with carved out dots.

Culture

Gola

2000–2000

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Culture

Vai

2000–2000

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Culture

Bowu

2000–2000

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