Facial Mask
Grebo · Liberia
Reference: MFANT-53
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- Height
- 43 cm
- Material
- Wood and pigments
Hard to differentiate from the masks of their neighbours the Krus of Ivory Coast. They usually have an elongated nose between one or two pairs of…
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Hard to differentiate from the masks of their neighbours the Krus of Ivory Coast. They usually have an elongated nose between one or two pairs of tubular eyes. In some cases they may present up to five or six pairs of eyes and are the embodiment of an ancestor. This privileged vision allows them to search all the hidden aspects of life and the world.
This mask has an ally forehead with a relief line that from above widens as it goes down forming the nose. Tubular eyes on a cross in the middle and protruding mouth with rhombus lips.
Further technical information
- Attributed period
- Mid-century XX
Details transcribed from the original catalogue; they are not a recent physical inspection.
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Liberia. The country associated with the catalog is shown, not the current location of the piece.
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