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Initiation Mask (possibly Katoyo)

Arts of Africa

CULTURE Chokwe
MEDIUM Wood, vegetal fiber, pigment, bone, hair
  • Place Made: Democratic Republic of the Congo
    • DATES mid–20th century
    DIMENSIONS 8 x 4 1/2 x 4 in. (20.3 x 11.4 x 10.2 cm)
    COLLECTIONS Arts of Africa
    ACCESSION NUMBER 2004.75.4
    CREDIT LINE Gift of Dorothea and Leo Rabkin
    MUSEUM LOCATION This item is not on view
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