Face Mask

Object/Artifact

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UTA Fine Art Collections

Face Mask: Carved wood face mask with high forehead, slit eyes, triangular nose, and prominent mouth, all encircled with raffia beard and crown with cowrie shells
Face Mask

Carved wood face mask with high forehead, slit eyes, triangular nose, and prominent mouth, all encircled with raffia beard and crown with cowrie shells

Name/Title

Face Mask

Entry/Object ID

2019.Br.174

Description

Carved wood face mask with high forehead, slit eyes, triangular nose, and prominent mouth, all encircled with raffia beard and crown with cowrie shells

Collection

Dr. E.D.(Butch) & Judy Brodie African Art Collection

Made/Created

Artist Information

Artist

Dan People

Attribution

Attributed to

Role

Maker

Time Period

20th Century

Place

Region

Ivory Coast–Liberia

Continent

Africa

Ethnography

Cultural Region

Region

Ivory Coast–Liberia

Continent

Africa

Culture/Tribe

Dan People
Mandé ethnic group

Lexicon

LOC Thesaurus for Graphic Materials

Masks

Legacy Lexicon

Object Name

Mask

Class

Performance

Category

Costume

Dimensions

Height

13 in

Width

10-1/4 in

Depth

4-1/2 in

Material

Wood, Cowrie shells, Fabric, Plant Fiber