Male Face Mask (Chihongo) — Chokwe, Mid–late 19th century

Male Face Mask (Chihongo), Chokwe

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Credit: Purchased with funds provided by Mrs. James W. Alsdorf. CC0.
Licence: CC0-1.0
Evidence: api.artic.edu artworks api: is_public_domain=true on artwork 181740 (read 2026-09-01)
Record: https://www.artic.edu/artworks/181740
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Within fifty years of Mid–late 19th century

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Woodblock, Unknown — WoodblockUnknown19th centuryMetropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Woodblock, Unknown — WoodblockUnknown19th centuryMetropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Woodblock, Unknown — WoodblockUnknown19th centuryMetropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Woodblock, Unknown — WoodblockUnknown19th centuryMetropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Woodblock, Unknown — WoodblockUnknown19th centuryMetropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Woodblock, Unknown — WoodblockUnknown19th centuryMetropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

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