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Miniature Mask (lukwakongo), Lega people, Democratic Republic of the Congo, African, wood, pigment, raffia

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Miniature Mask (lukwakongo)

Lega people, Democratic Republic of the Congo, African

19th or 20th century

Titles Miniature Mask (lukwakongo) (Descriptive)
Artist Lega people, Democratic Republic of the Congo
Medium wood, pigment, raffia
Credit Line Gift of Margaret Pennington in memory of her mother, Regina Moreno Mandrell, 1988.9
Object Name mask
Classification Costume

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