Chameleon Face Mask

Object/Artifact

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UTA Fine Art Collections

Chameleon Face Mask: Mask with elongated face overlaid with embossed brass sheets and with a carved chameleon figure with raised curled tail on forehead and with horns on either of mask
Chameleon Face Mask

Mask with elongated face overlaid with embossed brass sheets and with a carved chameleon figure with raised curled tail on forehead and with horns on either of mask

Name/Title

Chameleon Face Mask

Entry/Object ID

2019.Br.19

Description

Mask with elongated face overlaid with embossed brass sheets and with a carved chameleon figure with raised curled tail on forehead and with horns on either of mask

Use

Ritual

Context

Initiation

Collection

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

Made/Created

Artist Information

Artist

Marka People

Attribution

Attributed to

Role

Maker

Time Period

20th Century

Place

Country

Mali

Continent

Africa

Ethnography

Cultural Region

Country

Mali

Continent

Africa

Culture/Tribe

Marka People
Mandé ethnic group

Lexicon

Legacy Lexicon

Object Name

Mask

Category

Costume

Dimensions

Height

19 in

Width

15-3/8 in

Depth

5 in

Material

Wood, Brass, Pigment, Plant Fiber, Leather