Object Record
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Metadata
Title |
Face Mask |
Date |
/ / |
Year Range from |
1800 |
Year Range to |
1960 |
Medium |
Wood with pigment, brass, iron, and patina |
Dimensions |
H-12 W-7.5 D-6.25 inches |
Accession Number |
87.42 |
Department |
AFRICAN |
Description |
Large face with many brass round protuberances (especially on nose); slits in eyes; over-hanging forehead; jaw (bottom section) opens. Hollow in back. Gere peoples, Liberia, Africa. 19th-mid 20th century. |
Credit line |
Mr. and Mrs. Sol Levitt |
Search Terms |
1800s 1900s 19th Century 20th Century Africa: Sub-Saharan Diversity African Brass Face Gere Peoples Iron Liberia Patina Pigment Sculpture Wooden |