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Monkey Mask (Ngon or Sula)

Bamana, 1900-1966

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Bamana

Monkey Mask (Ngon or Sula)

Bamana

Monkey Mask (Ngon or Sula)

Bamana, 1900-1966

Physical Qualities Wood, black pigment, 9 11/16 × 5 11/16 × 3 3/16 in. (24.6 × 14.5 × 8.1 cm.)
Credit Line Gift of Carol Vaughn, Silver Spring, Maryland
Object Number 1994.107
From donor's late father (U.S. ambassador to Senegal, late 1960's); to donor's late mother, 1994

Culture

Bamana

2000–2000

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