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Mask of a Woman
Mask of a Woman
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Mask of a Woman

Dateearly 20th century
MediumWood
Dimensions31 x 21 x 20.3 cm (11 x 8 x 8 in.)
ClassificationsSculpture
Credit LineGift of Blake Robinson
Terms
Object number2008.127
DescriptionIt may be a Agbogho Mmuo ("Maiden spirit") mask but Blake Robinson is not sure
ProvenanceCollected in Liberia in the 1960s by Mr. Blake Robinson, Washington, D.C., by gift to the Worcester Art Museum, 2008.
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