Unknown African
Portrait Mask of a Male

Portrait Mask of a Male

Public Domain

Portrait Mask of a Male
Artist
CultureBaule peoples
Titles
  • Portrait Mask of a Male
Date1900–1930
PlaceCote d'Ivoire
PlaceIvory Coast, Africa
PlaceCôte d'Ivoire
MediumWood
Dimensions12 3/8 × 7 1/8 × 3 1/2 in. (31.4 × 18.1 × 8.9 cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by the Alice Pratt Brown Museum Fund
Object number2007.1572
Not on view

Explore Further

Department
African Art
Object Type
ProvenanceEmil Storrer, Zurich; Dr. Max and Mrs. Berthe Kofler-Erni, Basel; [Entwistle Gallery, London and Paris]; purchased by MFAH, 2007.

Cataloguing data may change with further research.

If you have questions about this work of art or the MFAH Online Collection please contact us.

Female Mask, Mwana Pwo
Unknown African
Female Mask, Mwana Pwo
1900–1950
Wood, metal, and pigment
2007.1187
Male Helmet Mask
Unknown African
Male Helmet Mask
1925–1950
Raffia, cane, other plant fibers, feathers, paint, and twine
91.1923
Antelope Mask
Unknown African
Antelope Mask
1900–1925
Wood
2008.518
Mask
Unknown African
Mask
1900–1950
Wood
76.340
Face Mask
Unknown African
Face Mask
1935–1965
Wood
91.1496
Bedu Mask
Unknown African
Bedu Mask
c. 1948–1962
Painted wood
62.2
Palace Crest Mask of Buffalo
Unknown African
Palace Crest Mask of Buffalo
1800–1899
Beads, textile, and wood
2004.1989
Mask of a Leopard
Unknown African
Mask of a Leopard
1900–1950
Wood, traces of kaolin paint
91.1445
Helmet Mask Representing a Warrior
Unknown African
Helmet Mask Representing a Warrior
19th century
Wood with pigment
2017.105
Female Mask
Unknown African
Female Mask
1900–1940
Wood
2005.1084
Face Mask (Kplekple) (Goli society)
Unknown African
Face Mask (Kplekple) (Goli society)
1850–1970
Wood and paint
91.1548
Image Not Available for Helmet Mask with Elephant Trunk
Unknown African
Helmet Mask with Elephant Trunk
1900–1950
Raffia cloth, glass beads, cowry shells, raffia, wood, and paint
73.89