Unidentified

Face Mask

circa 19th-20th century

Category
Culture
Mande Dyula or Ligbi
Place Made
Côte d'Ivoire
Materials
Wood
Measurements
16 1/4 x 8 x 3 1/2 in (41.275 x 20.32 x 8.89 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of H. Russell Albright, M.D.
Accession #
90.381
Description

Oval shaped face mask with two large horns surmounting face, semicircular slits for eyes with a secondary pair of eyes below primary set. Thin, triangular nose, and small, protruding coffee bean shaped mouth. Cross shaped raised scarification pattern is centered on mouth, diagonal striations adorn forehead. Abstracted ears and possibly representations of earrings adorn sides of face. Possibly represents form of young maiden and bushcow.