Mask with cowrie-shell decoration

Mask with cowrie-shell decoration

Wood, cowrie shells, cloth, fiber, and teeth
14 7/8 x 10 9/16 x 5 3/8 in. (37.8 x 26.8 x 13.7 cm)
Eugene Fuller Memorial Collection
72.68
location
Not currently on view

Resources

Published ReferencesMcClusky, Pamela. African Art: From Crocodiles to Convertibles in the Collection of the Seattle Art Museum, Seattle: Seattle Art Museum, 1987; cat. no. 14, pp. 26-27, reproduced (as Mask).

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