Mask

Object/Artifact

Purdue University Galleries

Name/Title

Mask

Entry/Object ID

2006.13.06

Description

Bassa 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

1900 - 1950

Ethnography

Cultural Region

Country

Liberia

Continent

Africa

Culture/Tribe

Bassa

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

Material

Wood, Pigment

Exhibition

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

Interpretative Labels

Label Type

Descriptive Label

Label

A very old, thin dance mask with characteristic Bassa mask proportions and features; rectangular mouth, curved openings under the eyes, multi-plaited fine coiffure and white dots on the face. It also has characteristic small ears and bent facial plane through the eyes.