Mask

Clothing/Dress/Costume

Purdue University Galleries

Name/Title

Mask

Entry/Object ID

2001.01.03

Description

Bete Gre Mask

Use

The item was used by dancers in a wide variety of different ceremonies and traditions. https://www.plu.edu/africanartcollection/masks/gre-mask/learn-more-gre-mask/#:~:text=Gre%20masks%2C%20such%20as%20the,which%20emphasizes%20the%20protruding%20features.

Acquisition

Accession

2001.01

Source or Donor

Thomas D. Slater

Acquisition Method

Gift

Credit Line

Gift of Thomas D. Slater

Clothing/Dress/Costume Details

Textile Details

Material

Wood, Plant Fiber, Steel, Fur

Ethnography

Cultural Region

Continent

Africa

Culture/Tribe

Bete

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

13-1/4 in

Width

6-3/4 in

Exhibition

Shrouds, Masks, And The Floating World: Selections From The Permanent Collection (2009)