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Mask

Facemask made of wood covered with clay and dung. The mouth is wide open, almost square, the eye sockets are small and round. The mask has been adorned with red paint round the eyes and mouth.

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Cultural attribution
Makonde
Object type
Maske
Dimensions
Width: 130.0 mm
Height: 220.0 mm
Material/Technique
Plant material, Wood
Current location
Museum Natur und Mensch
Inventory number
I/0134

Provenance and sources

Production
when
1880 - 1903
Change of legal title:
Donation
when
1904
Change of physical control or legal title
where
Africa (location/origin)
Tanzania (location/origin)
Lindi (location/origin)
who
Sauer, Karl - Collectors
Assignment to a curated holding:
Africa

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