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Dan People African Mask
Title
Dan People African Mask
Description
Almond-shaped face with very pointy chin; broad surface planes with slit eyes and triangle-shaped 2 3/8" nose. "Fleshy" heart-shaped lips; closed mouth; no coiffure; dark painted wood with chipping paint; 23 1/4" holes around the edge of mask; white pigment visible around eyes; concave rear with eye indentations.
Date
Accession Date: 08251998
Type
Wood
Pigment
Pigment
Identifier
1998.3
Coverage
Africa
Liberia
Liberia
Physical Dimensions
10 1/8” H x 6 ¾” W
Files
Citation
“Dan People African Mask,” Black Cultural Center Virtual Museum, accessed May 2, 2024, https://purduebcc.omeka.net/items/show/100.