Object Record
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Metadata
Title |
Fire Spitter Helmet Mask |
Date |
/ / |
Year Range from |
1900 |
Year Range to |
1930 |
Medium |
Wood with pigment and patina |
Dimensions |
H-10.5 W-12.5 L-34.5 inches |
Accession Number |
2013.6 |
Department |
AFRICAN |
Description |
Carved and painted wooden Firespitter helmet mask in the form of a hybridized animal. Depicts a hyena, antelope, warthog, and crocodile. Sculpture has an open mouth with carvings of teeth, tucks, and horns. Early 20th century Senufo equestrian figure from the Ivory Coast, Africa. |
Credit line |
Dr. and Mrs. Pascal James Imperato |
Search Terms |
20th Century African African Masks Animals Animism Antelope Carving Ceremonial Object Costume Accessory Cote d'Ivoire Crocodile Danger Symbols Dark Colors Earth Tones Fangs Horns Hybrids and Imaginary Creatures Initiation Ivory Coast Mask Mortality Mourning and Commemoration Organic Material Pigment Poro Society Protection Psychopomp Ritual Sculpture Senufo Spirit Strength Symmetrical Teeth The Fantastic Warthog Western Africa Wood Zoomorphic Zoomorphism |