Object Record
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Metadata
Title |
Animal Mask |
Date |
/ / |
Year Range from |
1800 |
Year Range to |
1900 |
Medium |
Wood with pigment |
Dimensions |
H-12.25 W-8 D-5.25 inches |
Accession Number |
68.16 |
Department |
AFRICAN |
Description |
Carved wooden animal mask in the form of a boar painted in dark red, black, and blue pigment. Baule or Guro peoples, Cote d'Ivoire, Africa. 19th century. |
Credit line |
Mrs. Joseph (Dolce) Baird |
Search Terms |
1800s 19th Century African Baule Peoples Boar Carving Ceremonial Object Cote d'Ivoire Earth Tones Guro People Ivory Coast Mask Pigment Protection Ritual Sculpture Strength The Hunt Wooden Zoomorphic |