Kpelie Mask

2009.05.0279

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Basic Information

Artifact Identification	Kpelie Mask (2009.05.0279)
Classification/ Nomenclature	Communication Artifacts : Ceremonial Artifacts : Holiday Objects
Artist/Maker	Unknown
Geographic Location	Africa, West : Cote d’Ivoire : Abidjan
Period	Contemporary
Date	2003-2005
Culture	Senufo

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	Under Review
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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