Kpelie Mask
2009.05.0192
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Basic Information
| Artifact Identification | Kpelie Mask (2009.05.0192) |
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| Classification/ Nomenclature |
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| Artist/Maker | None |
| Geographic Location | |
| Period/Date | N/A |
| Culture | Senufo |
Physical Analysis
| Dimension 1 (Length) | 39.9 cm |
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| Dimension 2 (Width) | 16.5 cm |
| Dimension 3 (Depth) | 11.0 cm |
| Weight | 590 g |
| Measuring Remarks | Length was measured from top of crane to bottom of facial hair. Width was measured from outside ends of protrusions along cheeks. Depth measured from surface of table to piece of mask that connects bird beak to forehead. |
| Materials | Plant--Wood |
| Manufacturing Processes | Carved, Drilling, Incising, Sawing |
| Munsell Color Information | N/A |
Research Remarks
| Published Description | N/A |
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| Description | N/A |
| Comparanda | N/A |
| Bibliography | Geunneguez, Andre and Afo. Arte de la Cote d’Ivoire et de ses Voisins. Paris: L’Harmattan, n.d. P. 88-89, 91, 96, 103, 106, 108, 111. Segy, Ladislas. Masks of Black Africa. New York: Dover, 1976. Plates 74-75. Richter, Dolores. Senufo Mask Classification. African Arts Magazine, vol. 12 no. 3, May 1979. p. 72-73. |
Artifact History
| Archaeological Data | N/A |
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| Credit Line/Dedication | Kieffer-Lopez Collection |
| Reproduction | No |
| Reproduction Information | N/A |