Object Record
Images
Metadata
Collection |
African Art Collection |
Object Name |
Mask |
Other Name |
Ceremonial Mask |
Catalog Number |
1982.1.4 |
Accession Number |
1982.1 |
Description |
Baule Mask of elongated oval form, domed forehead, curved horns, pointed chin, pursed mouth, long narrow nose, bulging eyes. Dark wood with center painted red. Beige pigments outlining eyes, nose, mouth, and horns. On side, three holes along each side and two at top on either side of crack. Brown string looped through two holes and tied at center back. |
People |
Baule Tribe |
Subjects |
Africa--Social life and customs. Africa. Art Baule Tribe Ceremonial objects Cote d' Ivoire Ivory Coast Masks Wood carving Wood-carving--Africa--Exhibitions. |