Temne Mask
Temne artist · mid 20th century
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Contemporary · № 319
Ceremonial basket adorned with cowrie shells
Unidentified artisans · 2015
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Ceremonial basket adorned with cowrie shells
Smithsonian 3D provides two GLBs from the same package, likely two scanned parts/views for the base and lid; inspect before ingest.
- Maker
- Unidentified artisans
- Date
- 2015
- Place
- Sub-Saharan Africa
- Material
- Fiber and cowrie shell
- Dimensions
- H x W x D: 14.3 x 16.5 x 16.5 cm (5 5/8 x 6 1/2 x 6 1/2 in)
- Current collection
- National Museum of African American History and Culture, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC
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- Maker
- Unidentified artisans
- Date
- 2015
- Place
- Sub-Saharan Africa
- Material
- Fiber and cowrie shell
- Dimensions
- H x W x D: 14.3 x 16.5 x 16.5 cm (5 5/8 x 6 1/2 x 6 1/2 in)
- Current collection
- National Museum of African American History and Culture, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC
- Rights
- CC0 1.0
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