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Ngontang Helmet Mask with Four Faces

Fang

Artwork Details

Ngontang Helmet Mask with Four Faces
20th century
Fang
carved wood
14 1/8 x 9 1/2 x 11 1/2 in. (35.88 x 24.13 x 29.21 cm)
Gift of Robert M. and Lillian Montalto Bohlen in memory of Nancy Turner Bohlen
2015/2.179

Description

Physical Description:

An enclosed wooden mask with four white faces on top of a darker wood. Two faces are larger and two are smaller, all with decorative marks on them. There are holes drilled along the bottom and through the ridges on the top.

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