Unidentified
Face Mask (gunye gä or gunyege)
n.d.
Category
Culture
Dan
Place Made
Liberia or Côte d'Ivoire
Materials
Wood, caning twine
Measurements
overall: 9 1/2 x 5 1/2 x 2 1/4 in (24.13 x 13.97 x 5.715 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Mrs. Frederick M. Stafford
Accession #
91.416
Description
Face with large circular eye openings, lips with triangle shape, raised ridge from top to eyebrows; raised ridges around eye openings; nostril perforated, mouth perforated; holes around perimeter edge. Mask has overall shiny deep brown patina.