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, and cowrie shells
Face Mask

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

Name/Title

Face Mask

Entry/Object ID

2011.C-D.046

Description

Medium wood face mask with circular eyes, open mouth, braided natural fiber hair, and cowrie shells outlining face and forehead braids.

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

Date made

circa 1950

Time Period

20th Century

Place

Region

Ivory Coast–Liberia

Continent

Africa

Lexicon

LOC Thesaurus for Graphic Materials

Masks

Legacy Lexicon

Object Name

Mask

Category

Costume

Dimensions

Height

10-1/2 in

Width

8 in

Depth

7 in

Material

Wood, Plant Fiber, Cowrie shells