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Hearst Museum object titled Mask, accession number 5-1788, described as Mask with two faces, curved horns and feather headdress (ngu mven or nlo ekota); 14 ' from nose of one face to nose of the other. Family origin indicates Bakota influence and accounts for abstract rendering of one face. European face typical of recent dance (1940-1960) called Ngwan Ntaugan. Height of mask only (without horns): 34.5 cm
Hearst Museum object titled Sculpture, accession number 5-1618, described as Flat, wooden anthropomorphic sculpture of Mbulu-Ngulu, spirit of the dead & guardian of the basket containing ancestor's skulls; sheet copper overlay; height: 64.7cm

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