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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.

Data Provider
Städtische Museen Freiburg
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Cultural attribution
Makonde
Object type
Maske
Dimensions
Breite: 130.0 mm, Höhe: 220.0 mm
Material/Technique
Wood
Current location
Museum Natur und Mensch
Inventory number
I/0134

Provenance and sources

when
1880 - 1903

when
1904

where
Africa (location/origin)
Tanzania (location/origin)
Lindi (location/origin)
who
Sauer, Karl - Collectors

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