Mask

Dan people, Liberia, African

20th century

  • Titles Mask (Descriptive)
  • Medium wood; encrustation
  • Dimensions 4 1/2 x 2 x 1 in. (11.4 x 5.1 x 2.5 cm)
  • Credit Line Gift of Benita S. Baird and Ronald E. Barab, 1987.115.4
  • Work Type mask
  • Classification Costume

See More of the Collection

Figure holds two medicine bottles
Dark brown, round vessel has narrow neck and flaring rim; shoulder has lizard and bird one one side, abstract pattern with diamonds and triangles on other.
Costume for Egungun Masquerade, Yoruba people, Ijebu region, Ode village, Nigeria, African, textiles
Gold Weight in the Form of a Miniature Anklet, Asante people, Ghana, African, cast metal