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Personal Miniature Mask (Ma Go)

Dan, 1900-1966

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Dan

Personal Miniature Mask (Ma Go)

Dan, 1900-1966

Physical Qualities Wood, 11.5 H x 6.4 W x 3 D cm.
Credit Line Gift of John Clayton Davis, Alexandria, Virginia
Object Number 1998.603
Prominent forehead with raised median scarification line; cheeks bulge slightly; petite nose and mouth; patina on raised surfaces.
The Baltimore Museum of Art by gift, 1998; bought by father, Allen Davis, in Monrovia, Liberia in 1959-1960, probably from Guinean dealer, Taliby Kaaba, and shipped to the USA in 1960.

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