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African Mask
Title
African Mask
Description
Long face with high coiffure divided in 2 by a high conical piece - all etched with vertical lines; very small ears; long narrow nose and small mouth;2-ti eyebrows with diamond shape between them; narrow slits for almost closed eyes; serene face with checker board scarif on jaws, eclipses on the cheeks and bands of 4 lines on each temple.
Date
08271998
Type
Wood
Identifier
1998.22
Coverage
Africa
Ivory Coast
Baule
Ivory Coast
Baule
Physical Dimensions
15” H x 8” W
Files
Citation
“African Mask,” Black Cultural Center Virtual Museum, accessed May 2, 2024, https://purduebcc.omeka.net/items/show/106.