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Wooden face mask
Object Number 48-36-50/7388
Display Title Wooden face mask
Descriptions
Indigenous Term "Tun gbi."
Object Description Wooden face mask with decorative headdress. The mask is oval shaped with a sharply pointed chin and a slightly protruding forehead. The facial features include a snub, triangular-shaped nose and semi-circular ears. The crescent-shaped eye slits are carved through the mask. There is a white swallowtail design painted around the eyes and across the face. Horizontal crescents are carved in low relief above and below the white painted design. An ornamental headdress of plant fiber, textile, shells and glass and metal beads is attached to the top of the mask.
Inventory Description Mask, carved wood human face, bands of shell, bead, fabric at crown, white eyes
Classification
  • Mask
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Gio
  • Da
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Ivory Coast
Additional Geographic Terms Beinwie; Deneni, near
Materials Wood, Cotton, Cowrie, Glass, Pigment, Iron, Cordage, Plant fiber
Dimensions Overall: 24 x 16.5 x 9.2 cm (9 7/16 x 6 1/2 x 3 5/8 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 48-36-50/7388; 25
Provenance
Collector Dr. George W. Harley (1947-1948 - 1948)
Donor Dr. George W. Harley

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