Face Mask

CultureWee peoples
Titles
  • Face Mask
Date1850–1970
PlaceCôte d'Ivoire, Africa
MediumWood and kaolin
DimensionsOverall: 10 1/2 × 6 × 5 1/2 in. (26.7 × 15.2 × 14 cm)
Credit LineThe Dr. Gus K. Nicholson Collection
Object number91.1528
Non exposé

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Department
African Art
ProvenanceDr. Gus K. Nicholson (1942–1989), Houston, by 1989; by inheritance to his heirs, 1989–1991; given to MFAH, 1991.

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Face Mask
1850–1970
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1900–1925
Wood, kaolin, and paint
91.1481
Face Mask
1850–1970
Wood and kaolin
91.1531
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1850–1950
Wood with traces of kaolin
91.1475
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1850–1990
Wood with traces of pigment including kaolin, ochre, and indigo
91.1476
1850–1970
Wood, kaolin, and black pigment
91.1543
Helmet Mask
1850–1970
Wood, kaolin, black and red pigments
91.1538
Face Mask of an Antelope (Walu)
1850–1970
Wood, paint (kaolin), and metal
91.1534
Mask of a Leopard
1900–1950
Wood, traces of kaolin paint
91.1445
Mask
1868–1933
Wood with traces of Kaolin pigment with details
84.222
Helmet Mask of a Buffalo
1900–1950
Wood and paint
91.1478
Passport Mask
1850–1950
Wood
91.1486