Unidentified
Poro Society Horizontal Mask (kpakalogi sinei)
n.d.
Category
Culture
Loma: Poro Society
Place Made
Liberia/Guinea border
Materials
Wood, cotton, monkey fur, cowrie shells, feathers, leopard skin, metal, seeds
Measurements
28 x 71 x 30 in (71.12 x 180.34 x 76.2 cm)
Credit Line
Museum purchase through the Ella West Freeman Foundation Matching Fund
Location
Sadie and Oliver Billion Gallery, African Art; Free Standing 9
Accession #
72.40
Description
Horizontal dance mask consisting of wood mask topped with headdress, with woven textile shroud attached to bottom perimeter of mask to hide wearer. The head is elongated and abstracted, and the jaw is hinged with peg teeth and a monkey fur beard. The mask's headdress has an elaborate band decorated with shells and skin with feathers in mass at the top.