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Kpelie Mask

2009.05.0279

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Artifact Identification Kpelie Mask   (2009.05.0279)
Classification/
Nomenclature
  1. Communication Artifacts
    2. :
  2. Ceremonial Artifacts
    3. :
  3. Holiday Objects
Artist/Maker Unknown
Geographic Location
Period Contemporary
Date 2003-2005
Culture Senufo
Location Not on Exhibit

Physical Analysis

Dimension 1 (Length) 89 cm
Dimension 2 (Width) 72 cm
Dimension 3 (N/A) N/A
Weight 1266 g
Measuring Remarks Under Review
Materials Metal--Aluminum, Textile--Wool, Animal--Shell
Manufacturing Processes Dyeing, Forging, Pleating, Stuffing, Sewing

Research Remarks

Description N/A
Published Description 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.

Hahner-Herzog, Iris, Maria Kecskesi and Laszlo Vajda. African Masks from the Barbier-Mueller Collection, Geneva. New York: Prestel Verlag, 2002. Plate 16.

Richter, Dolores. Senufo Mask Classification. African Arts Magazine, vol. 12 no. 3, May 1979. p. 72-73.

Artifact History

Credit Line/Dedication Kieffer-Lopez Collection
Reproduction No

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