Face Mask

Object/Artifact

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UTA Fine Art Collections

Face Mask: Wood face mask with circular eyes, oven mouth, braided natural fiber hair
Face Mask

Wood face mask with circular eyes, oven mouth, braided natural fiber hair

Name/Title

Face Mask

Entry/Object ID

2011.C-D.045

Description

Medium wood face mask with circular eyes, open mouth, braided natural fiber hair in two sections each wrapped with another braid.

Use

Ritual

Context

Dance

Collection

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

Made/Created

Artist Information

Artist

Dan People

Attribution

Attributed to

Role

Sculptor

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

Category

Costume

Dimensions

Height

20 in

Width

10 in

Depth

6 in

Material

Wood, Plant Fiber