Long White Mask

Clothing/Dress/Costume

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Black Heritage Library

Face of Mask: This long white mask features thin black lines accentuating the forehead, eyebrows, and sides of the face. The lines jut out to suggest ears and then narrow toward the mouth. The eye holes are painted with black and the nose extends from the forehead all the way down to the mouth.
Face of Mask

This long white mask features thin black lines accentuating the forehead, eyebrows, and sides of the face. The lines jut out to suggest ears and then narrow toward the mouth. The eye holes are painted with black and the nose extends from the forehead all the way down to the mouth.

Name/Title

Long White Mask

Description

This long white mask features thin black lines accentuating the forehead, eyebrows, and sides of the face. The lines jut out to suggest ears and then narrow toward the mouth. The eye holes are painted with black and the nose extends from the forehead all the way down to the mouth.

Use

Ritual and Ceremonial

Context

Ritual and ceremonial masks are an essential feature of the traditional culture and art of the peoples of Subsaharan and West Africa. Masks usually have a spiritual and religious meaning and they are used in ritual dances and social and religious events, and a special status is attributed to the artists that create masks and to those that wear them in ceremonies. In most cases, mask-making is an art that is passed on from father to son, along with the knowledge of the symbolic meanings conveyed by such masks.

Collection

Masks

Cataloged By

gifforde@findlay.edu

Created By

gifforde@findlay.edu

Create Date

November 1, 2023

Updated By

gifforde@findlay.edu

Update Date

November 1, 2023