Face Mask

CultureDan peoples
Titles
  • Face Mask
Date1850–1970
PlaceCôte d'Ivoire, Africa
MediumWood, metal, and red and black pigments
Dimensions8 3/8 × 4 5/8 × 2 1/8 in. (21.3 × 11.7 × 5.4 cm)
Credit LineThe Dr. Gus K. Nicholson Collection
Object number91.1533
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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Mask (Bwame society)
1850–1990
Wood with traces of pigment including kaolin, ochre, and indigo
91.1476
Helmet Mask
1850–1970
Wood, kaolin, black and red pigments
91.1538
Face Mask
1850–1970
Wood, iron (?), and kaolin
91.1537
Face Mask
1850–1970
Wood and kaolin
91.1531
1850–1970
Wood, kaolin, and black pigment
91.1543
Face Mask (N'domo Society)
1900–1950
Wood and paint
91.1485
Passport Mask
1850–1950
Wood
91.1486
Helmet Mask (tatanua)
Unknown Indigenous Pacific Islands or First Nations Australian artist
1884–1895
Wood, paint, opercula shells, lime plaster, plant fiber, bark, bark cloth, rattan, and cord
90.256
Face Mask
1850–1970
Wood and kaolin
91.1528
Face Mask of a Good or Beautiful Spirit (okorosia masquerade)
1900–1925
Wood, kaolin, and paint
91.1481
Society Mask
1850–1950
Wood with traces of kaolin
91.1475
Passport Mask
1850–1970
Wood
91.1506