CultureMende peoples (possibly)
Titles
- Horned Mask (Poro society)
Date1890–1950
PlaceLiberia, Africa
MediumWood, cowrie shells, fur, hair, nails, brass tacks
DimensionsOverall: 14 × 11 3/4 × 9 in. (35.6 × 29.8 × 22.9 cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase
Object number73.91
Not on view
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Department
African ArtObject Type
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Unknown Indigenous Pacific Islands or First Nations Australian artist
1870–1900
Wood, cowrie shells, and pigment
2011.1028
Unknown Indigenous Pacific Islands or First Nations Australian artist
1935–1962
Wood, shells, hair, tusks, clay, plant fiber, and paint
62.33
1940–1960
Wood, cowry shells, cotton cloth, sacrificial matter, plastic beads, nails, and traces of indigo
97.811.A,.B
Romuald Hazoumé
1996
Found plastic container, metal bell and wire, shells, and synthetic hair
2005.165
Unknown Indigenous Pacific Islands or First Nations Australian artist
1900–1950
Sago spathes, plant fibers, nails, and paint
64.21
1900–1950
Raffia cloth, glass beads, cowry shells, raffia, wood, and paint
73.89
