Spirit Mask ('Zakpai')

Object/Artifact

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UTA Fine Art Collections

Spirit Mask: Face mask with red pigment on the face, circular eyes, prominent teeth, conical horns, and complete with a long black hair beard and fur mustache
Spirit Mask

Face mask with red pigment on the face, circular eyes, prominent teeth, conical horns, and complete with a long black hair beard and fur mustache

Name/Title

Spirit Mask ('Zakpai')

Entry/Object ID

2019.Br.154

Description

Face mask with red pigment on the face, circular eyes, prominent teeth, conical horns, and with a long black hair beard and fur mustache

Use

Masquerade

Context

Fire prevention masquerade to ensure that women extinguish cooking fires after use to prevent afternoon winds spreading fire through the village and bushes

Collection

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

Made/Created

Artist Information

Artist

Dan People

Attribution

Attributed to

Role

Maker

Time Period

20th Century

Ethnography

Cultural Region

Region

Ivory Coast–Liberia

Continent

Africa

Culture/Tribe

Dan People
Mandé ethnic group

Lexicon

LOC Thesaurus for Graphic Materials

Masks

Search Terms

fire, red, hair, horns

Legacy Lexicon

Object Name

Mask

Class

Performance

Category

Costume

Dimensions

Height

13 in

Width

5-5/16 in

Depth

3-1/2 in

Material

Wood, Pigment, Bone, Animal hair

Exhibition

Africa Found: Links and Lineage through Art