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Mask
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Mask


Date20th century
MediumWood
DimensionsOverall: 8 3/4 x 6 x 4 in. (22.2 x 15.2 x 10.2 cm)
Credit LineGift of Allen and Barbara Davis
Object number2022.183
Collections
ClassificationsDecorative Arts
Object NameMask
(not entered)Wood
(not entered)Clothing and Adornment
CultureHemba people
NationalityCongolese
GeographyDemocratic Republic of the Congo, Africa
On View
On view
Century
  • Twentieth
Exhibition HistoryInaugural installation: African Gallery (210), Palmer Museum of Art, June 1, 2024 – present; African Brilliance: A Diplomat's Sixty Years of Collecting, Palmer Museum of Art, February 8 – May 24, 2020 (closed March 17, 2020 due to the pandemic).Published ReferencesDewey, William J., "Catalogue 49: Chimpanzee/Human Mask (Msisi Wa So'o), Hemba People, Democratic Republic of the Congo” African Brilliance: A Diplomat’s Sixty Years of Collecting, Palmer Museum of Art, 2020, https://exhibitions.psu.edu/s/african-brilliance/page/catalogue-49.