Unknown African
Female Mask

Female Mask

Public Domain

Artist
CultureDan peoples
Titles
  • Female Mask
Date1900–1940
PlaceLiberia
PlaceIvory Coast
PlaceCote d'Ivoire
MediumWood
Dimensions9 × 4 7/8 × 2 1/2 in. (22.9 × 12.4 × 6.4 cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by Isabel B. and Wallace S. Wilson at "One Great Night in November, 2005"
Object number2005.1084
Not on view

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Department
African Art
Object Type
Provenance[Davis Gallery, New Orleans]; purchased by MFAH, 2005.

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