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English: Shoulder mask nimba, representing a fertility spirit. Sculpture of the Baga people.
Français : Masque d'épaule nimba, représentant un esprit de la fertilité. Sculpture du peuple baga.
Date 19th century
date QS:P571,+1850-00-00T00:00:00Z/7
Medium wood
medium QS:P186,Q287
Dimensions height: 140 cm (55.1 in)
dimensions QS:P2048,140U174728
institution QS:P195,Q19675
Current location
Pavillon des Sessions
Accession number
MHNT-ETH.AF127
Place of creation Guinea
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Collected by Henri Labouret, 1932;

deposited to Louvre Museum by Muséum d'histoire naturelle in Toulouse
Source/Photographer Marie-Lan Nguyen (2006)
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