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Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Foad Seyed Mohammadi
Miniature mask (nyamu)
Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Foad Seyed Mohammadi

Miniature mask (nyamu)

Maker Guerze Artist
Date20th century
Made/manufacturedLiberia, Africa
MediumWood
Dimensions10 1/4 × 3 1/4 × 3 1/4 in. (26 × 8.3 × 8.3 cm)
ClassificationsClothing and accessories
Credit LineGift of Pat and Jack Nichelson Estate
Object number2019.24.12
Collections
DescriptionSmall face mask, dark brown patina, with broad brow ridge and sharply defined elongated nose, flat triangular chin, vertical grooves along the sides of face.
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