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Double Headed Ceremonial Mask (Kpelle Mask?)
19th century - 20th century19th/20th century
394 x 184 mm (15.5 x 7.2 in.)
Anonymous,
Object Type:
sculpture
Medium and Support:
Carved black wood
Marks:
Inscribed by scratching into headdress, left: “B”
Bibliography:
Anita Glaze, Art and Death in a Senufo Village.
Credit Line:
Gift of Louis LeFevre, 1980
Accession Number:
1980.23.2
Commentary
For funeral dance with hornbill on top; probably never used.
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This object has the following keywords:
- masks (costume) - Coverings for all or part of the face, usually with openings for the eyes and sometimes the mouth; worn to hide or alter the identity of the wearer or for protection.
- West Africa - no TGN; based on LC 85001688 ("Africa, West")
Dimensions
- object Dimensions: 394 x 184 mm (15.5 x 7.2 in.)
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Credit Caption
Anonymous, . Double Headed Ceremonial Mask (Kpelle Mask?), 19th century - 20th century. Carved black wood. object : 394 x 184 mm (15.5 x 7.2 in.). DAC accession number 1980.23.2. Gift of Louis LeFevre, 1980.