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Kuosi Society Masquerade Headdress
Kuosi Society Masquerade Headdress
Kuosi Society Masquerade Headdress

Kuosi Society Masquerade Headdress

Date20th century
Associated withAfrica
MediumTail feathers from the African gray parrot, cloth, and plant fiber basketry
DimensionsH. 14 in. (35.6 cm) folded; Diam. 27 in. (68.6 cm) open
ClassificationsNatural Substances
Credit LinePurchased with funds from Richard and Kathy Bruch
Object number2001.5
On View
Not on view
ProvenanceL'Accrosonge Gallery, Paris; purchased by Dr. James W. Lankton, Winston-Salem, 1994; sold to NCMA 2001.
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