Face Mask

Object/Artifact

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UTA Fine Art Collections

Face Mask: Carved, poly-chromed, wood mask with an incised geometric pattern across the forehead and around the perimeter; heart-shaped, concave face accented by arching eyebrows and closed pointed mouth; and with outlined, open eye-slits.
Face Mask

Carved, poly-chromed, wood mask with an incised geometric pattern across the forehead and around the perimeter; heart-shaped, concave face accented by arching eyebrows and closed pointed mouth; and with outlined, open eye-slits.

Name/Title

Face Mask

Entry/Object ID

2011.C-D.009

Description

Medium carved, poly-chromed, wood mask with an incised geometric pattern across the forehead and around the perimeter; heart-shaped, concave face accented by arching eyebrows and closed pointed mouth; and with outlined, open eye-slits.

Use

Ritual

Collection

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

Made/Created

Artist Information

Artist

Fang People

Attribution

Attributed to

Role

Maker

Date made

circa 1980

Time Period

20th Century

Place

Country

Gabon

Continent

Africa

Ethnography

Cultural Region

Continent

Africa

Culture/Tribe

Fang People

Lexicon

LOC Thesaurus for Graphic Materials

Masks

Legacy Lexicon

Object Name

Mask

Class

Performance

Category

Costume

Dimensions

Height

15 in

Width

9-1/2 in

Depth

4-1/2 in

Material

wood, Pigment