Kpelie Mask

2009.05.0192

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Basic Information

Artifact Identification	Kpelie Mask (2009.05.0192)
Classification/ Nomenclature	Communication Artifacts : Art : N/A
Artist/Maker	Unknown
Geographic Location	Africa, West : Cote d’Ivoire : Abidjan
Period/Date	N/A
Culture	Senufo

Physical Analysis

Dimension 1 (Length)	39.9 cm
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

Research Remarks

Published Description	N/A
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
Credit Line/Dedication	Kieffer-Lopez Collection
Reproduction	No
Reproduction Information	N/A

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