N’toma Mask

Object/Artifact

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UTA Fine Art Collections

Face Mask: Horned face mask with large forehead and elongated face, covered with embossed brass sheets and decorated with red string tassels at the end of the nose and ears.
Face Mask

Horned face mask with large forehead and elongated face, covered with embossed brass sheets and decorated with red string tassels at the end of the nose and ears.

Name/Title

N’toma Mask

Entry/Object ID

2019.Br.55

Description

Horned face mask with large forehead and elongated face, covered with embossed brass sheets and decorated with red string tassels at the end of the nose and ears.

Collection

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

Made/Created

Artist Information

Artist

Marka People

Attribution

Attributed to

Role

Maker

Time Period

20th Century

Place

Country

Mali

Continent

Africa

Ethnography

Cultural Region

Country

Mali

Continent

Africa

Culture/Tribe

Marka People
Mandé ethnic group

Lexicon

LOC Thesaurus for Graphic Materials

Metal work

Search Terms

Mask, Metal, String, Brass,

Legacy Lexicon

Object Name

Mask

Category

Costume

Dimensions

Height

15-11/16 in

Width

6-11/16 in

Depth

3-1/2 in

Material

Metal

Exhibition

Africa Found: Links and Lineage through Art