Two Toned Mask

Clothing/Dress/Costume

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Black Heritage Library

Front of mask: The left side of this mask's skin is painted red while the right side is painted yellow. There is a small diamond shaped medallion on the masks forehead. The hair, eyebrows, ears, nostrils, eyes, and lips are painted black, and the eyes are closed.
Front of mask

The left side of this mask's skin is painted red while the right side is painted yellow. There is a small diamond shaped medallion on the masks forehead. The hair, eyebrows, ears, nostrils, eyes, and lips are painted black, and the eyes are closed.

Name/Title

Two Toned Mask

Description

The left side of this mask's skin is painted red while the right side is painted yellow. There is a small diamond shaped medallion on the masks forehead. The hair, eyebrows, ears, nostrils, eyes, and lips are painted black, and the eyes are closed.

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 8, 2023

Updated By

gifforde@findlay.edu

Update Date

November 8, 2023