Mask

Bwaka people, African, Democratic Republic of the Congo

20th century

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Blackish-brown glossy vessel has round bottom and slopes inward toward mouth in rounded tiers. Body has incised bands, some filled with herringbone pattern, concentric arcs, and sections of parallel vertical lines.
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