| Object Number |
29-35-1 |
| Current Location |
Collections Storage |
| Culture |
Guro |
| Provenience |
Ivory Coast |
| Section |
African |
| Materials |
Wood | Pigment |
| Technique |
Carved | Painted |
| Iconography |
Bird |
| Description |
Wooden mask colored black. Face has horns curving forward. A bird is perched on the horns. Carved decoration on the head (hair or a headpiece) Smooth face with slits for eyes and a very narrow nose. Tiny mouth projects slightly with lips and tongue seen. |
| Height |
52.6 cm |
| Credit Line |
Purchased from Mrs. Lena H. White, 1929 |
| Other Number |
02 - Cast Number |
Current & Past Exhibitions
Bibliography
| [Catalogue] Wardwell, Allen. 1986. African Sculpture from the University Museum, University of Pennsylvania.. Philadelphia Museum of Art. Actual Citation : Page/Fig./Plate: pp. 52-53, fig. 11 |
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| [Article] Dougherty, Frank. 21 Nov 1986. African Sculpture, in Philadelphia Daily News.. pg. 1-15 Actual Citation : Page/Fig./Plate: A8 |
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| [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. 19 |
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| [Catalogue] Plass, Margaret B. 1956. African Tribal Sculpture.. The University Museum. Actual Citation : Page/Fig./Plate: p. 21 |
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| [Article] Wieschhoff, H. A. 1945. "II. The Cultures of Africa". The University Museum Bulletin. Philadelphia. The University Museum. Vol. XI. no. 1-2. pg. pp. 34-72 Actual Citation : Page/Fig./Plate: p. 47, fig. 14 |
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| [Catalogue, Exhibition] Wingert, Paul S. 1948. African Negro Sculpture.. The Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco, M.H. De Young Memorial Museum. Actual Citation : Page/Fig./Plate: p. 47, fig. 14 |
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| [Catalogue, Collection] 1965. Guide to the Collections, The University Museum.. Philadelphia. The University Museum. pg. 1-167 Actual Citation : Page/Fig./Plate: p. 116 |
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| [Article] 1930. "A Baule Mask in the Museum Collection". The University Museum Bulletin. Philadelphia. The University Museum. Vol. 1. no. 2. pg. 4-5 Actual Citation : Page/Fig./Plate: p. 4, plate I |
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