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        "tombstone": "Mask (Agboho mmuo), c. 1930s. Africa, West Africa, Nigeria, Igbo-style maker. Wood, paint, and plant fiber; overall: 56.5 cm (22 1/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Katherine C. White, 1973.222",
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        "title": "Mask (Agboho mmuo)",
        "creation_date": "c. 1930s",
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        "department": "African Art",
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        "type": "Mask",
        "measurements": "Overall: 56.5 cm (22 1/4 in.)",
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                {
                    "id": 301878,
                    "title": "Year in Review: 1973",
                    "description": "<i>Year in Review: 1973</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (January 30-March 17, 1974).",
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                    "description": "CMA 1968: \"African Tribal Images: The Katherine White Reswick Collection,\" cat. no. 155, repr.",
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                    "description": "CMA 1974: \"Year in Review 1973,\" CMA Bulletin LXI (Feb., 1974), p. 73, no. 18, repr. p. 70.",
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                "date": "?\u20131973",
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        "description": "Masks represent the incarnate dead among the Igbo. They perform at new year, harvest festivals, and funerals, where they serve to escort the spirit to the realm of the ancestors. This example unites the themes of feminine beauty and male strength into one powerful image. The white face, thin nose, small mouth, and delicate facial tattoos, epitomize the beauty of a young maiden. The two pairs of enormous horns are primary symbols of masculine courage.",
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                "citation": "\u201cThe Year in Review for 1973.\u201d <em>The Bulletin of the Cleveland Museum of Art</em> 61, no. 2 (February 1974): 31\u201378.",
                "page_number": "Reproduced: p. 70; Mentioned: p. 73, no. 18",
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        "creditline": "Gift of Katherine C. White",
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        "accession_date": "1973-12-28T00:00:00",
        "sortable_date": 1930,
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        "updated_at": "2026-05-01 06:50:46.396000"
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