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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, 9.5 H x 7.3 W x 3 D cm.
Credit Line Gift of John Clayton Davis, Alexandria, Virginia
Object Number 1998.601
Miniature insignia masks. High forehead, incised eye line, triangular nose, separated lips, patina.
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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