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Sande Society Helmet Mask (Nowo or Zo-Ba)

Vai, Early 20th century

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Vai

Sande Society Helmet Mask (Nowo or Zo-Ba)

Vai, Early 20th century

Physical Qualities Wood, 16 13/16 in. (42.7 cm.)
Credit Line Gift of Dr. George Boas in Memory of Belle Boas
Object Number 1954.31
The Baltimore Museum of Art, "The Art of Music from the Baltimore Museum of Art," circulated to Mansion at Strathmore, North Bethesda, Maryland, January 8, 2005 - February 26, 2005; The Washington Country Museum of Fine Arts, Hagerstown, Maryland, September 30, 2005 - November 20, 2005; The Academy Art Museum, Easton, Maryland, December 9, 2005 - February 5, 2006; Elizabeth Myers Mitchell Gallery, St. John's College, Annapolis, Maryland, February 15, 2006 - April 9, 2006

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