Object Number | 37-4-1 |
Current Location | Collections Storage |
Culture | Toma |
Provenience | Ivory Coast |
Section | African |
Materials | Wood | Leather | Iron |
Description | Wooden mask with pronounced eyebrow ridges. Eyes outlined with sheet brass. Long beak-like nose merging into upper jaw. The lower jaw, tied to the mask, is a separate piece of wood. Both upper and lower jaw are covered with animal hide. An iron nail projects from forehead. The edge of the mask is pierced. |
Height | 17 cm |
Credit Line | Gift of Ladislas Szecsi through Mr. Boyer, 1937 |
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