Owl Mask

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Title	Owl Mask
Artist	Artist Unknown (Bembe)
Date	20th century
Institution	Minneapolis Institute of Arts
Location	Not on view.

Medium:

Decorative Arts and Utilitarian Objects, Mask | Wood, pigment

Size:

16-11/16 x 7-3/8 x 3-3/16 in. (42.4 x 18.7 x 8.1 cm)

Creation Place:

Africa, Democratic Republic of Congo, Central Africa region

Culture:

Bembe, Africa, Democratic Republic of Congo, Central Africa region

Style:

20th century

Inscriptions:

"FC5709", in white, top edge on back

Physical Description:

squared-off jawline; coffee-bean eyes in enormous light-colored sockets; thin nose; pursed lips; 2 light and one red triangle on chin

Credit:

Collection Minneapolis Institute of Arts; Gift of David and Sara Lieberman

Accession Number:

2001.198.4

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Added to Site:

February 28, 2009