Mask

29-12-132

From: Ivory Coast

Curatorial Section: African

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Object Number 29-12-132
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Baule
Provenience Ivory Coast
Section African
Materials Wood
Description

Wooden mask colored black. Serrated crest (of hair) with a thick short tuft pointing downward. Clear broad forehead. Delicate eyebrows with wide slits for eyes. Open mouth. Groups of four "scars" on either side of mouth. Groups of sixteen on the cheeks.

Height 31.1 cm
Credit Line Purchased from J. Laporte, 1929
Other Number 05 - Cast Number

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