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Beaked Mask (Gagon)

Beaked Mask (Gagon)

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Artist
Unknown (Liberian, Mano People)
Title
Beaked Mask (Gagon)
Date
n.d.
Medium
Wood, metal (likely aluminum and iron), monkey fur (likely Colobus), and plant fiber
Dimensions
approx. 11 1/4 x 16 1/2 x 16 1/2 in. overall
Credit
Gift of George and Donna Beestman
Accession No.
2021.40.1
Classification
Decorative Carving
Geography
Liberia

Related

1962, sold by a Nigerian Hausa merchant (together with another mask – see IR2021.18.1) to George Beestman (at the time living in Palala, Liberia); 2021, gifted by George and Donna Beestman (Madison, WI) to the Chazen Museum of Art

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