Mask

Dan people, Liberia, African

20th century

  • Titles Mask (Descriptive)
  • Medium stone
  • Dimensions 4 x 2 1/2 x 1/2 in. (10.2 x 6.4 x 1.3 cm)
  • Credit Line Gift of Benita S. Baird and Ronald E. Barab, 1987.107.2
  • Work Type mask
  • Classification Costume

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Short robe of dark khaki cotton with crew neck and butterfly sleeves, the entire garment is hand embroidered with red, yellow, beige and blue cotton threads in a pattern consisting of wave-pattern bands at the waist and neck as well as along the sleeves and hem, within the bands is a pattern of irregularly-shaped organic elements, or gongs, and crescent shapes interspersed with diamonds and triangles.
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