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Original Title
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African Lega Mask
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Devised Title
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Straw Bearded African Lega Mask
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Date
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Unknown
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Contributor
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Calynne Hill
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Louis Hill
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Description
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In the Western context, this item is a “mask” because it covers the face, but technically in Bwami culture, this piece is a sculpture. The Bwami society of the Lega people is located in the Democratic Republic of the Congo; they use these masks for initiation rituals, with five types to signify different ranks, and for ancestral veneration.
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Additional Subject
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Democratic Republic of the Congo
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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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Straw
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Additional Techniques
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Carving
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Measurements
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L:24cm x W:16.5cm
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Format
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JPEG
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HBCU Identifier
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AR_0016_03_0002
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HCAC Identifier
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HCAC.FAMU.0027
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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