Male Dance Mask

Chokwe people, Angola, or Democratic Republic of the Congo, African

20th century

  • Titles Male Dance Mask (Descriptive)
  • Medium carved wood, pigment
  • Dimensions 9 x 5 3/4 x 2 1/4 in. (22.9 x 14.6 x 5.7 cm)
  • Credit Line Gift of Herbert F. Weiss in memory of Alfred L. Scheinberg, 1993.54
  • Work Type mask
  • Classification Costume

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