The Metropolitan Museum of Art - Bull Mask

Bull Mask

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Bull Mask

Date:: 19th–20th century
Geography:: Côte d'Ivoire
Culture:: Guere peoples
Medium:: Wood, cowrie shells, rope, metal, animal teeth, fiber, cloth
Dimensions:: H. 10 1/4 x W. 7 1/2 x D. 4 in. (26 x 19.1 x 10.2 cm)
Classification:: Wood-Sculpture
Credit Line:: Gift of Roda and Gilbert Graham, 1992
Accession Number:: 1992.225.2

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