Mask

Object/Artifact

-

Purdue University Galleries

Name/Title

Mask

Entry/Object ID

2006.13.01

Description

Dan mask with slanted eyes

Acquisition

Accession

2006.13

Source or Donor

Thomas D. Slater

Acquisition Method

Gift

Credit Line

Gift of Thomas D. Slater

Made/Created

Date made

circa 1950

Ethnography

Cultural Region

Country

Ivory Coast

Continent

Africa

Culture/Tribe

Dan

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Mask, Ritual

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Religious Objects

Nomenclature Class

Ceremonial Objects

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

Dimensions

Height

9-1/2 in

Width

5-1/2 in

Material

Wood, Metal

Interpretative Labels

Label Type

Descriptive Label

Label

A perfectly formed mask with "tight skinned" face, eyes slanting upward in fine slits. Most likely an entertainment mask.