Round, Red and Purple Mask

Clothing/Dress/Costume

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Black Heritage Library

Front of mask: This red and purple mask features a diamond-shaped open mouth, and slit eyeholes. The face of the mask is red, while the area surrounding the eyes is purple. There are four purple rays radiating from the face.
Front of mask

This red and purple mask features a diamond-shaped open mouth, and slit eyeholes. The face of the mask is red, while the area surrounding the eyes is purple. There are four purple rays radiating from the face.

Name/Title

Round, Red and Purple Mask

Description

This red and purple mask features a diamond-shaped open mouth, and slit eyeholes. The face of the mask is red, while the area surrounding the eyes is purple. There are four purple rays radiating from the face.

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