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English: Mask for Mblo Masquerades   (Wikidata search (Cirrus search) Wikidata query (SPARQL)  Create new Wikidata item based on this file)
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Title
English: Mask for Mblo Masquerades
Description
English: Oval mask. Round, protruding eyes, scarification at either side of nose. CONDITION: Good; nick on forehead, nose.
English: At a wide range of Baule festivals and celebrations, masks are danced and performed to entertain. This mask's delicate, symmetrical features, ornate hairstyle, and smooth surface all create an image of calm and grace. The mask is meant to exemplify an ideal of personal beauty and composure.
Date
English: late 19th or early 20th century
Dimensions 10 1/2 x 5 3/8 x 3 in.(26.7 x 13.7 x 7.6 cm)
institution QS:P195,Q632682
Current location
Arts of Africa collection
Accession number
1989.51.25
Credit line The Adolph and Esther D. Gottlieb Collection
Notes
  • Culture: Lacs, N’zi Comoe, or Valle du Bandama Region, Ivory Coast
  • Place made: Lacs, N’zi Comoe, or Valle du Bandama Region, Ivory Coast
Source/Photographer Online Collection of Brooklyn Museum; Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 1989.51.25_SL1.jpg
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