Mask
About this object
History of use
Zoomorphic type of mask.
Narrative
The donor taught in a rural school in Tobli, eastern Liberia, from 1965 to 1967.
Physical description
Wooden animal face mask with a narrow face and beak-like mouth. Mask has a pronounced brow over circular eyes; eyes are inlaid with what appears to be white glass? Nose has a thin bridge before smoothly flaring out at the base; mouth is open and angled downward. All sides of mask are rounded; interior is hollow. Mask has holes for the eyes.
Date Acquired
27 Aug 2021
How Acquired
Donated
Credit Line
Measurements
Overall: 22 cm x 12.9 cm x 9.5 cm
Object Number
3522/35