Mask; anthropomorphic; brown stained wood with three metal inserts on top at ears; perforations around the edge; chevron incised on edge; slits for eyes; pursed mouth; height 26.9 cm
Donor:
William Neufeld
Collection place:
Cote d'Ivoire
Verbatim coll. place:
Liberia/Ivory Coast; Dan (Gio) attr. (WRB 1978)
Culture or time period:
Dan
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Masks (costume)
Function:
5.1 Religion and Divination: Objects and garb associated with practices reflecting submission, devotion, obedience, and service to supernatural agencies