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© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University
Zan Mask
© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University
© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University
© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University
ClassificationsAfrican Art

Zan Mask

Place CreatedCôte d'Ivoire, Africa
CultureGuro
Date20th Century
MediumWood, fiber, pigment
Credit LineGift of Jordan Greene Holtam
DimensionsMaximum: 20 × 6 × 6 in. (50.8 × 15.2 × 15.2 cm)
Object number2022.011.002
Exhibition HistoryMCCM Permanent Collection Installation, November 19, 2007 - December 1, 2014
ProvenanceEx coll. Jordan (1932-2021) and Beth Holtam, United States, collected in Liberia, 1958-1976.
Status
Not on view
Collections
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