Wooden mask

Museum number:
5-14358
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm21050014358
Accession number:
Acc.3850
Description:
Mask; face mask representing human male; slit eyes; black-stained wood; perforations around edges. Male mask used in “Poro” society rituals. Cost $120.00. Length at back 24.2.
Donor:
Demba Thioune and University Appropriation
Collection place:
Liberia
Verbatim coll. place:
Liberia; Dan
Culture or time period:
Dan
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Masks (costume)
Function:
5.7 Objects made for sale, souvenirs, models, and reproductions
Department:
Africa (except Ancient Egypt)
Images:
Hearst Museum object titled Wooden mask, accession number 5-14358, described as Mask; face mask representing human male; slit eyes; black-stained wood; perforations around edges. Male mask used in “Poro” society rituals. Cost $120.00. Length at back 24.2.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Wooden mask, accession number 5-14358, described as Mask; face mask representing human male; slit eyes; black-stained wood; perforations around edges. Male mask used in “Poro” society rituals. Cost $120.00. Length at back 24.2.

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