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- Mende peoples
- gongoli mask, mid 1900s
- Where object was made: Sierra Leone
- wood, staining, raffia, carving
- Object Height/Width/Depth: approximately 84 x 60 x 12 cm with raffia
Object Height/Width/Depth: approximately 33 1/16 x 23 5/8 x 4 3/4 in with raffia - Gift of Mr. and Mrs. H. Kenneth Palmer
- Not on display
- 2007.2817
- Mende peoples
- Open page with bookmarkable url
- Multimedia
- Description
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The human face has a horizontal ridge on the forehead, the last one meeting the top of the nose. It has a slit centered on a bulge for eyes with two ridges above each. It has a long, thin nose with a slit immediately below. The bottom of the face is pointed and divided front from back, which may be the mouth. It is edged with a light natural colored raffia fringe.