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Original Title
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African Mask
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Devised Title
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Wooden African Mask
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Date
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Unknown
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Contributor
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Don Hill
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Description
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Although there is limited information about this artifact, it is believed to originate from the Baoulé (Baule) people, an Akan group from the Ivory Coast who historically migrated from Ghana. The Baule consider their ancestors’ spirits present daily; thus, their art, like these masks, mainly centers on ancestral veneration.
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Location
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Tallahassee
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Leon County
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Florida
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United States of America
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Type
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Sculpture
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Medium
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Wood
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Additional Techniques
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Carving
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Measurements
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L:46cm x W:15cm
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Format
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JPEG
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HBCU Identifier
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CO_0001_03_001_0005
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HCAC Identifier
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HCAC.FAMU.0024
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Rights
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All rights reserved. The use of any part of these objects and photographs transmitted in any form by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise, or stored in a retrieval system without the prior written consent of MEBA is an infringement of the copyright law.
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Contributing Institution
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Florida A&M University
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Language
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English