Object Record
Images
Metadata
Collection |
African Art Collection |
Object Name |
Mask |
Other Name |
Ceremonial Mask |
Catalog Number |
1982.1.3 |
Accession Number |
1982.1 |
Description |
Senufo/Guro Ceremonial Mask. Elongated face with forward projecting, triangular teeth. Thin triangular nose. Narrow, slit eyes. Three raised scars on the forehead. Domed coiffure. Dark wood with light pigmentation around the eyes, nose, and mouth. Series of holes around edges, possibly to tie mask to face. |
People |
Senufo Tribe Guro Tribe |
Subjects |
Africa--Social life and customs. Africa. Art Ceremonial objects Cote d' Ivoire Guro Tribe Ivory Coast Masks Senufo Sierra Leone Wood carving Wood-carving--Africa--Exhibitions. |