Face Mask
Arts of Africa
MEDIUM
Wood, pigment, cloth fiber, metal
DATES
late 19th or early 20th century
DIMENSIONS
10 x 6 x 4 1/4 in. (25.2 x 15.3 x 10.7 cm)
ACCESSION NUMBER
71.175.3
CREDIT LINE
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Gerofsky
CATALOGUE DESCRIPTION
Oval face mask carved on a rectangular ground with receeding sides. Face mask has a bulbous forehead and prominent nose. Close set eyes are rectangular and void. Three vertical scarification marks carved on each cheek. White pigment on face is worn and flaking. Pieces of string are threaded through some of the drill holes around edge of rectangular ground. Overall color of rectangular ground is reddish-brown. A modern metal wire on verso.
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