Nimba Mask
Nimba Mask
Carved wooden stylized female figure with pendulous breasts, enlarged head, beaked nose, and elaborate braided coiffure on a base of four slender legs.
Name/Title
Nimba MaskEntry/Object ID
2011.C-D.119Description
Large carved wooden stylized female figure with pendulous breasts, enlarged head, beaked nose, and elaborate braided coiffure on a base of four slender legs.Collection
Jonathan A. Campbell & Tanya G. Dowdey African Art CollectionMade/Created
Artist Information
Artist
Baga PeopleAttribution
Attributed toRole
MakerDate made
circa 1900 - 1935Time Period
20th CenturyPlace
Country
GuineaContinent
AfricaEthnography
Cultural Region
Country
GuineaContinent
AfricaCulture/Tribe
Baga People