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Unrecorded Salampasu artist

Mask ("mukinka")

Probably first half of 20th century

Artist	Unrecorded Salampasu artist
Date	Probably first half of 20th century
Medium	Wood, copper, plant fiber, kaolin, and natural pigment
Dimensions	62 x 26 x 28 cm
Credit line	Peggy Guggenheim Collection, Venice (Solomon R. Guggenheim Foundation, New York)
Accession	76.2553 PG 258
Location	Africa
Origin	Democratic Republic of the Congo
Collection	Non-Western Art, Peggy Guggenheim Collection
Type	Sculpture

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Africa
Unrecorded Salampasu artist
Mask ("mukinka")
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Probably first half of 20th century
Wood, copper, plant fiber, kaolin, and natural pigment
62 x 26 x 28 cm
Peggy Guggenheim Collection, Venice (Solomon R. Guggenheim Foundation, New York)
76.2553 PG 258