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Summary
Mask | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Artist |
Unknown artist
Unknown artist
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Title |
Mask
label QS:Len,"Mask"
label QS:Lde,"Maske"
label QS:Lfr,"Masque"
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Object type | sculpture | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Description |
English:
Fang mask used for the
ngil
ceremony, an inquisitorial search for sorcerers.
Français :
Masque Fang au long visage (Nom vernaculaire :
Ngil
), en bois peint au kaolin. Attribué la société du "ngil". Utilisé dans la cérémonie du
ngil
, une recherche inquisitoire de sorciers. 19e siècle - début du 20e siècle.
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Date |
19
th
century
date QS:P571,+1850-00-00T00:00:00Z/7
-20
th
century
date QS:P571,+1950-00-00T00:00:00Z/7
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Medium |
wood
medium QS:P186,Q287
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Dimensions |
height: 69 cm (27.1 in)
dimensions QS:P2048,69U174728
(69 x 28 x 25 cm)
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Collection |
institution QS:P195,Q167863
au Louvre
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Current location |
Pavillon des Sessions
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Accession number |
71.1965.104.1
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Place of creation | Gabon | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Object history |
place of creation: Gabon collection of André Lefèvre |
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Credit line |
deposited to
Louvre Museum
by Muséum national d'histoire naturelle-Musée de l'Homme
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Source/Photographer | Marie-Lan Nguyen (2006) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Permission
( Reusing this file ) |
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