Mask

33-39-2

From: Ivory Coast

Curatorial Section: African

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Object Number 33-39-2
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Manon
Provenience Ivory Coast
Locus West; region of N'Zerekore
Section African
Materials Wood
Technique Carved | Incised
Description

Wooden mask. Eyes are narrow slits in transverse oblong relief. The nostrils are perforated. Ears are represented. In the top of the bulbous forehead a circular metal ornament id inserted. Pierced all around the edge. The sides of the forehead and face have lightly incised bands of hatched ornamentation.

Height 24 cm
Credit Line Gift of J. Laporte, 1933

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