Face Mask

Object/Artifact

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UTA Fine Art Collections

Face Mask: Wood face mask with two female standing figures, on on each side of two horns, atop an overlaid metal face-plate with embossed scarification design.
Face Mask

Wood face mask with two female standing figures, on on each side of two horns, atop an overlaid metal face-plate with embossed scarification design.

Name/Title

Face Mask

Entry/Object ID

2013.Br.84

Description

Wood face mask with two female standing figures, on on each side of two horns, atop an overlaid metal face-plate with embossed scarification design.

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

LOC Thesaurus for Graphic Materials

Masks

Search Terms

Mask, figure, metal, face, scarification, horns

Legacy Lexicon

Object Name

Mask

Category

Costume

Dimensions

Height

17-1/2 in

Width

6-1/2 in

Depth

6 in

Material

Wood, Metal, Plant Fiber

Provenance

Provenance Detail

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

Owner/Agent

E. D. (Butch) and Judith Brodie

Role

Owner

Place

Campus

University of Texas at Arlington

City

Arlington

* Untyped Place

Texas

Country

United States of America

Continent

North America

Acquisition Method

Gift

Acquisition Date

2013

Disposition Method

Gift/Donation

Disposition Date

Dec 2013

Notes

gift, 1991