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Maker(s):Unrecorded Pende artist
Culture:African; Pende; Democratic Republic of the Congo
Title:Mask (mbuya)
Date Made:probably mid-20th century
Type:Sculpture
Materials:Wood, cloth, pigment
Place Made:Africa; Republic of the Congo
Measurements:Overall: 15 x 9 1/2 x 12 in; 38.1 x 24.1 x 30.5 cm
Accession Number:  SC 2024.23.3
Credit Line:Gift of Ann Weinbaum Solomon, class of 1959
Museum Collection:  Smith College Museum of Art
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Description:
terracotta-colored mask of a stylized face with 3 white stripes running vertically on the nose,three curved white lines on both cheeks, white in ears on teeth wearing a brown fabric headdress with four horns

Tags:
masks; performances; horns

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