Face Mask
1985.16.0004
Basic Information
| Artifact Identification | Face Mask (1985.16.0004) |
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| Classification/ Nomenclature |
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| Artist/Maker | None |
| Geographic Location | |
| Period/Date | Colonial, 20th century |
| Culture | We, Ngere Wobe |
Physical Analysis
| Dimension 1 (Height) | 49.1 cm |
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| Dimension 2 (Width) | 35.6 cm |
| Dimension 3 (Depth) | 15.1 cm |
| Weight | 2,927 g |
| Measuring Remarks | None |
| Materials | Plant--Wood, Animal--Hair, Animal--Skin--without Fur/Feathers/Scales, Plant--Raffia, Metal, Pigment, Textile, Animal--Mammal--Primate--Human, Animal--Skin--with Fur/Feathers/Scales, Animal--Skin--without Fur/Feathers/Scales |
| Manufacturing Processes | Carved, Painting, Stringing, Hollowing, Piercing, Staining |
| Munsell Color Information | waived |
Research Remarks
| Published Description | "Ngere face mask, of highly abstract form, with gaping mouth open and inset with metal teeth and a red metal protruding tongue, broad flattened nose, four pierced tubular projections and pierced narrow eyes below a low projecting forehead, ornamented with tufts of hair and fiber, and an encircling beard of wood tooth-like pendants and human hair; brown patina with remains of red pigment, the back perimeter pierced for attachments." - Sotheby's, Lot 145 |
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| Description | N/A |
| Comparanda | Sotheby's catalogs 7/6/82, Lot 139, and 6/25-26/84, Lot 263. Sotheby’s. Catalog, Sale of July 6, 1982, Lot 139: [Comparable Wobe mask]. Sotheby’s. Catalog, Sale of June 25-26, 1984, Lot 263: [Comparable Dan N’gere mask]. Sotheby’s. Catalog, ca. May 14, 1981, Lot 145: [1985.16.0004]. |
| Bibliography | N/A |
Artifact History
| Archaeological Data | N/A |
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| Credit Line/Dedication | Richard and Barbara Faletti Family Collection |
| Reproduction | no |
| Reproduction Information | N/A |