Mask

Object/Artifact

-

Purdue University Galleries

Name/Title

Mask

Entry/Object ID

2006.13.03

Description

Mao or Toura Gegon mask

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

Mao or Toura

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

12-13/16 in

Width

6 in

Material

Wood, Pigment

Interpretative Labels

Label Type

Descriptive Label

Label

Combines a human face and a bird's beak, fine slit eyes and eyebrows. Many small rim holes to attach mask to costume.