Face Mask

Object/Artifact

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UTA Fine Art Collections

Face Mask: Carved wooden face mask with squatting female figure on top and a chameleon attached to each ears.
Face Mask

Carved wooden face mask with squatting female figure on top and a chameleon attached to each ears.

Name/Title

Face Mask

Entry/Object ID

2013.Br.20

Description

Carved wooden face mask with squatting female figure on top and a chameleon attached to each ears.

Use

Ritual

Context

Circumcision ceremony.

Collection

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

Made/Created

Artist Information

Artist

Brahim

Attribution

Attributed to

Role

Maker

Date made

circa 1900 - circa 1930

Time Period

20th Century

Place

Country

Ivory Coast

Continent

Africa

Ethnography

Cultural Region

Country

Ivory Coast

Continent

Africa

Culture/Tribe

Senufo People

Lexicon

LOC Thesaurus for Graphic Materials

Masks, Sculpture, Animals

Legacy Lexicon

Object Name

Mask

Class

Performance

Category

Costume

Dimensions

Height

22 in

Width

8-1/2 in

Depth

5-1/2 in

Material

Wood

Provenance

Notes

From the collection of a former VP of Mali. (Donor’s notes)