Mblo Portrait Mask

Baule

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Caption

Baule. Mblo Portrait Mask, late 19th–early 20th century. Wood, pigment, 13 3/8 x 8 7/16 x 6 1/8 in. (34 x 21.5 x 15.5 cm). Brooklyn Museum, The Adolph and Esther D. Gottlieb Collection, 1989.51.15. (Photo: Brooklyn Museum)

Gallery

Not on view

Collection

Arts of Africa

Culture

Baule

Title

Mblo Portrait Mask

Date

late 19th–early 20th century

Geography

Possible place made: Lacs, N’zi Comoe, Côte d'Ivoire, Possible place made: Valle du Bandama Region, Côte d'Ivoire

Medium

Wood, pigment

Classification

Masks

Dimensions

13 3/8 x 8 7/16 x 6 1/8 in. (34 x 21.5 x 15.5 cm)

Credit Line

The Adolph and Esther D. Gottlieb Collection

Accession Number

1989.51.15

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