Two-Faced Mask

Clothing/Dress/Costume

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Black Heritage Library

Front of mask.: This mask has two intersecting faces. There are three eyes and the two faces share the eye in the middle, it has two noses, and two mouths. There is a starburst pattern surrounding the face. The top half of the face is yellow, and the bottom half is red. The hair is black.
Front of mask.

This mask has two intersecting faces. There are three eyes and the two faces share the eye in the middle, it has two noses, and two mouths. There is a starburst pattern surrounding the face. The top half of the face is yellow, and the bottom half is red. The hair is black.

Name/Title

Two-Faced Mask

Description

This mask has two intersecting faces. There are three eyes and the two faces share the eye in the middle, it has two noses, and two mouths. There is a starburst pattern surrounding the face. The top half of the face is yellow, and the bottom half is red. The hair is black.

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 29, 2023

Updated By

gifforde@findlay.edu

Update Date

November 29, 2023