Mask

29-35-6

From: Ivory Coast

Curatorial Section: African

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Object Number 29-35-6
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Guro
Provenience Ivory Coast
Section African
Materials Wood
Iconography Bird
Description

Wooden mask reddish-brown in color. Mask is surmounted by a conventionalized bird in black, white, blue and red, with wings half spread and eight toes is splayed over the top of the head of mask. Face marks: Five groups of two scars on each forehead. One on eyebrows and two on side of the face. The coloring and style of this mask is similar to 29-35-4 and 29-35-5

Height 39.6 cm
Credit Line Purchased from Mrs. Lena H. White, 1929

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