Face Mask

Object/Artifact

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UTA Fine Art Collections

Fang Face Mask: Carved wood face mask with helmet (?), scarification patterns, and protruding teeth.
Fang Face Mask

Carved wood face mask with helmet (?), scarification patterns, and protruding teeth.

Name/Title

Face Mask

Entry/Object ID

2011.C-D.039

Description

Medium carved wood face mask with helmet (?), scarification patterns, and protruding teeth

Use

Ritual

Collection

Jonathan A. Campbell & Tanya G. Dowdey African Art Collection

Made/Created

Artist Information

Artist

Fang People

Attribution

Attributed to

Role

Maker

Date made

circa 1980

Time Period

20th Century

Place

Country

Gabon

Continent

Africa

Ethnography

Cultural Region

Country

Gabon

Continent

Africa

Culture/Tribe

Fang People

Lexicon

LOC Thesaurus for Graphic Materials

Masks

Legacy Lexicon

Object Name

Mask

Category

Costume

Dimensions

Height

13-1/4 in

Width

8-3/4 in

Depth

4 in

Material

Wood