Mask
| Object Number: | 81-11-9 |
|---|---|
| Current Location: | Collections Storage |
| Culture: | Senufo |
| Provenience: | Mali |
| Section: | African |
| Materials: | Wood Tin Fiber |
| Technique: | Carved Embossed |
| Iconography: | Janus Animal Head |
| Credit Line: | Received from various sources, pre-1981 |
Description
Janus-or double-faced mask. One face has an emboss sheet of tin covering it, and the other is of plain wood. The tin face is animal-like with dominant half-circle eyelids and a long straight nose. There are four carved ears which are high on the head, and one of these has been damaged. There are perforations around the entire base of the mask. Each of the ears has a perforation and a piece of cording through it. The interior is badly damaged from infestation.
Current & Past Exhibitions:
| African Sculpture from the University Museum (22 Nov 1986 - 08 Feb 1987) | View Objects in Exhibition |
| Evocative Images: African Sculpture from the University Museum (Traveling version of "African Sculpture from the University Museum") ( Sep 1988 - Apr 1990) | View Objects in Exhibition |
Bibliography:
| [Catalogue] Wardwell, Allen. 1986. African Sculpture from the University Museum, University of Pennsylvania.. Philadelphia Museum of Art. Actual Citation : Page/Fig./Plate: 50-51 | View Objects related to this Actual Citation |
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