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Culture
Lega
Date
Early 20th century
Origin
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Medium
Ivory
Dimensions
5 5/8 × 1 3/4 × 2 3/16 in. (14.3 × 4.5 × 5.5 cm.)
Collection Area
AFRICAN
Credit Line
Anonymous Gift
Object number
1995.156
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Collections
African
Last Updated
10/25/24
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Masquette
Lega
Early 20th century
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Antelope Mask (Walu)
Dogon
mid-20th century
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Head
200-500
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Mask
Lega
Early-mid 20th century
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Mask
Lega
Early 20th century
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Line Attacher (Bear-Human-Seal Design)
Yup'ik (attributed)
Late 19th century
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for Ogboni-style Maskette
Ogboni-style Maskette
Yorùbá
20th century
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Four-Headed Truncated Figure
Lega
Early 20th century
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Figure
Lega
Late 19th-early 20th century
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Figural Altar Pin
Dogon
19th century
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Mask
Nunuma
Early 20th century
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Antisocial Spirit Mask (Gongoli)
Temne
Early-mid 20th century
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