Unknown African
Face Mask

CultureDan peoples, Mano group
Titles
  • Face Mask
Date1850–1970
PlaceLiberia, Africa
MediumWood, iron (?), and kaolin
DimensionsOverall: 11 3/4 × 6 1/2 × 4 1/2 in. (29.8 × 16.5 × 11.4 cm)
Credit LineThe Dr. Gus K. Nicholson Collection
Object number91.1537
Not on view

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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 29, 1981 [1].
[1] Exhibition check list, no. 25 (on file).

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