Nimba Mask

Object/Artifact

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UTA Fine Art Collections

Nimba Mask: Carved wood stylized female torso with four arched legged base, arched nose and chin, pendulous breasts and incised braided coiffure
Nimba Mask

Carved wood stylized female torso with four arched legged base, arched nose and chin, pendulous breasts and incised braided coiffure

Name/Title

Nimba Mask

Entry/Object ID

2011.C-D.120

Description

Large, carved wood stylized female torso with four arched legged base, arched nose and chin, pendulous breasts and incised braided coiffure.

Use

Dance ritual

Collection

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

Made/Created

Artist Information

Artist

Baga People

Attribution

Attributed to

Role

Maker

Date made

circa 1900 - 1935

Time Period

20th Century

Place

Country

Guinea

Continent

Africa

Ethnography

Cultural Region

Country

Guinea

Continent

Africa

Culture/Tribe

Baga People

Lexicon

LOC Thesaurus for Graphic Materials

Masks

Legacy Lexicon

Object Name

Mask

Category

Costume

Dimensions

Height

50 in

Width

20 in

Depth

32 in

Material

Wood