Face Mask

Object/Artifact

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UTA Fine Art Collections

Face Mask: Carved wood face mask large forehead, spider scarification pattern, and protruding mouth.
Face Mask

Carved wood face mask large forehead, spider scarification pattern, and protruding mouth.

Name/Title

Face Mask

Entry/Object ID

2011.C-D.040

Description

Medium carved wood face mask with large forehead covered with a large spider scarification patten, helmet-like head covering, and protruding nose and mouth.

Use

Ritual

Collection

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

Made/Created

Artist Information

Artist

Fang People

Attribution

Attributed to

Role

Sculptor

Date made

circa 1980

Time Period

20th Century

Place

Country

Gabon

Continent

Africa

Ethnography

Cultural Region

Country

Gabon

Continent

Africa

Culture/Tribe

Fang People

Lexicon

LOC Thesaurus for Graphic Materials

Masks

Legacy Lexicon

Object Name

Mask

Category

Costume

Dimensions

Height

14 in

Width

8 in

Depth

5 in

Material

Wood