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Title
English: Male Face Mask
Description
English: Colored male face mask with carved coiffure, scalloped design above forehead, small pierced eyes, simple flat curved nose, and carved teeth. Much of white clay pigment has been abraded.
English: Little is known about the functions of masks such as this one, since they fell out of use by 1910. It is thought that they might have had a role in boys' initiations into adulthood. Among the Fang, the spirits of the dead are associated with the color white, suggesting a connection with the ancestral realm. White clay (kaolin) is also used by healers in medical practices. This face mask could have been related to either set of practices.
Date 19th century
date QS:P571,+1850-00-00T00:00:00Z/7
Dimensions 11 1/8 x 7 x 2 1/4 in. (28.3 x 17.8 x 5.7 cm)
institution QS:P195,Q632682
Current location
Arts of Africa collection South Gallery, 1st Floor
Accession number
2011.4.6
Credit line Collection of Beatrice Riese
Notes
  • Culture: Gabon
  • Place made: Gabon
Source/Photographer Online Collection of Brooklyn Museum; Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 2011.4.6_SL3.jpg
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