Carved wooden mask dominated by two giant eye sockets positioned horizontally

Made:
1851-1920
Carved wooden mask dominated by two giant eye sockets

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Carved wooden mask dominated by two giant eye sockets
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Carved wooden mask dominated by two giant eye sockets positioned horizontally, projecting dome-shaped forehead, narrow face, oval mouth, white painted markings, African(?), 1851-1920

Details

Category:
Ethnography and Folk Medicine
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A658203
Materials:
wood
type:
mask