Janus Mask

Object/Artifact

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UTA Fine Art Collections

Janus Mask: Two-faced wooden mask decorated with metal sheets, rings, nails, tassels, and incised design, as well as costume drapery
Janus Mask

Two-faced wooden mask decorated with metal sheets, rings, nails, tassels, and incised design, as well as costume drapery

Name/Title

Janus Mask

Entry/Object ID

2013.Br.134

Description

Two-faced wooden mask decorated with metal sheets, rings, nails, tassels, and incised design, as well as costume drapery

Use

Ceremonial

Collection

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

Made/Created

Artist Information

Artist

Bamana People

Attribution

Attributed to

Role

Maker

Time Period

20th Century

Place

Country

Mali

Continent

Africa

Ethnography

Cultural Region

Country

Mali

Continent

Africa

Culture/Tribe

Bamana People
Mandé ethnic group

Lexicon

LOC Thesaurus for Graphic Materials

Fabrics, Metal work, Nails & spikes, Wood

Legacy Lexicon

Object Name

Mask

Category

Costume

Dimensions

Height

13-1/2 in

Width

20-1/2 in

Length

24 in

Material

Wood, Metal, Fabric, Plant Fiber