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

Medium:

Decorative Arts and Utilitarian Objects, Woodwork | Wood, metal, thread, ivory, pigment, cloth

Size:

11 1/2 x 8 1/2 x 3 in. (29.2 x 21.6 x 7.6 cm)

Creation Place:

Africa, Liberia, West Africa region

Culture:

Dan, Africa, Liberia, West Africa region

Style:

20th century

Inscriptions:

Stickers 3 stickers: [11], on round white sticker, and [SH2/-/B], on round purple sticker, both on back at center, on top of sticker with blue border

Physical Description:

Flat face; narrow eyes with proper right eye in white and proper left eye and cheek in terra cotta color; metal rods for teeth; beard and moustache braided and twisted brown and tan threads; metal bell and 2 ivory 'teeth' at center of beard

Credit:

Collection Minneapolis Institute of Arts; Gift of Tony and Helen Berlant

Accession Number:

98.250.2

Artist:

Role:

Added to Site:

February 28, 2009

Mask

Artist Unknown (Dan)

20th century