Mask

Bassa people, Liberia, African

20th century

  • Titles Mask (Descriptive)
  • Medium wood
  • Dimensions 1 7/8 x 1 x 5/8 in. (4.8 x 2.5 x 1.6 cm)
  • Credit Line Gift of Benita S. Baird and Ronald E. Barab, 1987.111.2
  • Work Type mask
  • Classification Costume

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Costume for Egungun Masquerade, Yoruba people, Ijebu region, Ode village, Nigeria, African, textiles
Small earthenware ankh covered with a bright turquoise glaze.
Bearded male head
Blackish-brown amphora shaped vessel has narrow bottom and handles. Raised scalloped pattern descends from ridge at shoulder. Double vertical rows of raised dots connect shoulder to bottom of vessel at four places.