Face Mask

CultureDan peoples, Mano group
Titles
  • Face Mask
Date1850–1970
PlaceLiberia, Africa
MediumWood, leather, and glass
DimensionsOverall: 9 1/2 × 5 1/4 × 9 in. (24.1 × 13.3 × 22.9 cm)
Credit LineThe Dr. Gus K. Nicholson Collection
Object number91.1536
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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.
Exhibition History"Sculpture of Black Africa: The Gus Nicholson Collection," Rice Museum, Rice University, Houston, December 12, 1980 - February 22, 1981 [1].
[1] Exhibition check list, no. 23 (on file).
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Face Mask
1850–1970
Wood, iron (?), and kaolin
91.1537
Face Mask
1850–1970
Wood and kaolin
91.1528
Face Mask
1850–1970
Wood, metal, and red and black pigments
91.1533
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1900–1950
Wood and paint
91.1485
Miniature Face Mask
1850–1970
Wood
91.1509
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1850–1950
Wood
91.1486
Face Mask of an Antelope (Walu)
1850–1970
Wood, paint (kaolin), and metal
91.1534
Animal Mask
1850–1970
Wood, indigo and ochre pigment
91.1511
Face Mask
1935–1965
Wood
91.1496
Face Mask (Kplekple) (Goli society)
1850–1970
Wood and paint
91.1548
Face Mask
1850–1970
Wood and kaolin
91.1531
1850–1970
Wood, kaolin, and black pigment
91.1543