Rounded Face Mask
Item
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Accession Number
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2024.14.
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Title
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Rounded Face Mask
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Ethnic Group
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Zende
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Subject
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Mask|Ceremonial|Central Africa
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Country
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Democratic Republic of the Congo
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Date
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Early 20th Century
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Medium
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Patinated wood
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Format
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H x W x D: 11 in x 7 1/2 in x 4 in (11 cm x 19.05 cm x 10.16 cm)
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Description
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Round carved face mask with shallow facial features. Pronounced brow bones are detailed with scarification patterns, meeting in the middle of the forehead and continuing upwards to the top of the mask. The eyes are hollow ovular shapes divided by the rounded nose in between them. The mouth has four animal teeth inserted under the top lip. Scarification patterns are present on either side of the eyes and cheeks, marked by three lines stacked horizontally.
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Type
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Face Mask
