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Artist/Maker: Makonde people (Mozambique)

Date: not dated
Medium: wood, stain and hair
Dimensions:
Overall: 10 3/8 x 7 1/2 x 8 5/8 in. (26.4 x 19.1 x 21.9 cm)
Classification: Clothing, Accessories and Jewelry
Credit Line: Gift of Janice and Robert Laff
Object number: 2007.56.6
DescriptionLipiko mask of association responsible for initiation celebrations. Makonde works are often collected in southern Tanzania due to the refugee situation so they are sometimes attributed to that area.
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