Long multicolored mask

Clothing/Dress/Costume

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Black Heritage Library

Front of mask: This long mask has a white forehead, brown face with cut out eyes and red cheeks. The mask is outlined in yellow down to the long chin.
Front of mask

This long mask has a white forehead, brown face with cut out eyes and red cheeks. The mask is outlined in yellow down to the long chin.

Name/Title

Long multicolored mask

Description

This long mask has a white forehead, brown face with cut out eyes and red cheeks. The mask is outlined in yellow down to the long chin.

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