Face Mask
early 1900s
Maker Unknown
African Art
Face Mask, early 1900s. Africa, West Africa, Côte d'Ivoire or Liberia, Wè-style carver. Wood, boar tusks, pelt, cloth, human hair, probably aluminum, reeds, iron alloy, copper alloy, plant fiber, and paint; overall: 38.1 cm (15 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Katherine C. White 1971.294
- Maker/Artist
- Maker Unknown
- Classification
- Mask
- Formatted Medium
- Wood, boar tusks, pelt, cloth, human hair, probably aluminum, reeds, iron alloy, copper alloy, plant fiber, and paint
- Medium
- wood, boar, tusks, pelt, cloth, human, hair, probably, aluminum, reeds, iron, alloy, copper, plant, fiber, paint
- Dimensions
- Overall: 38.1 cm (15 in.)
- Departments
- African Art
- Accession Number
- 1971.294
- Credit Line
- Gift of Katherine C. White
- Rights Statement
- CC0
- Museum Location
- 108A Sub-Saharan
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