Mask
| Object Number: | 29-12-133 |
|---|---|
| Current Location: | Collections Storage |
| Culture: | Baule |
| Provenience: | Ivory Coast |
| Section: | African |
| Materials: | Wood |
| Height: | 26 cm |
| Credit Line: | Purchased from J. Laporte, 1929 |
| Other Number: | 122 - Other Number |
Description
Wooden mask colored black. Hair is parted into ten sections down to the ears. Eyebrows over slits for eyes, with slightly more carved definition around them. Group of six dot "scars" between the brows. Groups of twelve outside the eyes. Realistic nose and lips parted for a mouth. No chin to speak of.
Current & Past Exhibitions:
| African Negro Sculpture (1957 - 1957) | View Objects in Exhibition |
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