http://www.artsconnected.org/resource/2062/initiation-mask ArtsConnectEd.org Art Collector Set: Initiation mask http://www.artsconnected.org/images/favicon.png http://www.artsconnected.org/resource/2062/initiation-mask 16 16 http://www.artsconnected.org/resource/2062/initiation-mask http://www.artsconnected.org/resource/2062/initiation-mask Decorative Arts and Utilitarian Objects, Mask Artist Unknown (Mende) 1800 1800 Mende, Africa, Sierra Leone, West Africa region Wood, raffia Decorative Arts and Utilitarian Objects Thu, 10 Jan 2013 02:10:06 -0500 <table cellspacing="0"> <tr> <td class="detail_label">Title</td> <td><h3 property="dcterms:title cdwalite:title">Initiation mask</h3></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="detail_label">Artist</td> <td><h3><a property="dcterms:creator cdwalite:displayCreator" href="http://www.artsconnected.org/resource/list/breadcrumb/true/f_workDisplayCreator/Artist+Unknown+%28Mende%29">Artist Unknown (Mende)</a></h3></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="detail_label">Date</td> <td><h3 property="dcterms:created dc:date cdwalite:displayCreationDate cdwalite:earliestDate vra:date" content="1800">20th century</h3></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="detail_label" style="padding-right:7px;">Institution</td> <td><a href="http://www.artsconnected.org/resource/list/breadcrumb/true/f_InstitutionTitle/Minneapolis+Institute+of+Arts">Minneapolis Institute of Arts</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="detail_label">Location</td> <td> On view at the Minneapolis Institute of Arts, <a href="http://www.artsconnected.org/resource/list/breadcrumb/true/query/location%3A%22G240%22">G240</a> </td> </tr> </table><br/>Mende Society Mask, wood and raffia, Mende Tribe, Sierra Leone, Africa, XIX c. Msmt.s of helmet only. *Med.Raffia ?- Poss. Human Hair! http://www.artsconnected.org/resource/2062/initiation-mask Artist Unknown (Mende)