Mask

37-4-1

From: Ivory Coast

Curatorial Section: African

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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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