Mask
| Object Number: | 29-35-9 |
|---|---|
| Current Location: | Collections Storage |
| Culture: | Ngere |
| Provenience: | Ivory Coast |
| Section: | African |
| Materials: | Wood |
| Height: | 24.7 cm |
| Credit Line: | Purchased from Mrs. Lena H. White, 1929 |
| Other Number: | 68 - Other Number |
Description
Wooden mask colored black. Projecting forehead rim. Bulging eyes with narrow slits. Broad triangular nose. Narrow triangle pointing upward for cheeks. Projecting jaw. Lower half is detachable.
Current & Past Exhibitions:
| African Negro Sculpture (1957 - 1957) | View Objects in Exhibition |
Bibliography:
| [Article] Plass, Margaret B. Dec 1957. "African Negro Sculpture: A Walk Through the Gallery". The University Museum Bulletin. Philadelphia. The University Museum. Vol. 21. no. 4. pg. 5-76 Actual Citation : Page/Fig./Plate: p. 20 | View Objects related to this Actual Citation |
| [Catalogue] Plass, Margaret B. 1956. African Tribal Sculpture.. The University Museum. Actual Citation : Page/Fig./Plate: p. 20 | View Objects related to this Actual Citation |
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