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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