Face Mask

Object/Artifact

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UTA Fine Art Collections

Face Mask: Carved wood face mask with broad face, slit eyes with heavy lids, and open mouth displaying teeth, topped with helmet-like feature and with a  pierced perimeter from which is attachment woven plant fiber material.
Face Mask

Carved wood face mask with broad face, slit eyes with heavy lids, and open mouth displaying teeth, topped with helmet-like feature and with a pierced perimeter from which is attachment woven plant fiber material.

Name/Title

Face Mask

Entry/Object ID

2013.Br.121

Description

Carved wood face mask with broad face, slit eyes with heavy lids, and open mouth displaying teeth, topped with helmet-like feature and with a pierced perimeter from which is attachment woven plant fiber material.

Collection

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

Made/Created

Artist Information

Artist

Suku People

Attribution

Attributed to

Role

Maker

Time Period

20th Century

Place

Country

Democratic Republic of Congo

Continent

Africa

Ethnography

Cultural Region

Country

Democratic Republic of Congo

Continent

Africa

Culture/Tribe

Suku People

Lexicon

LOC Thesaurus for Graphic Materials

Masks

Search Terms

Mask

Legacy Lexicon

Object Name

Mask

Category

Costume

Dimensions

Height

12 in

Width

9-1/8 in

Depth

4-1/8 in

Length

12 in

Material

Wood, Cloth