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Maker(s):Unknown
Culture:African; Baule people; Côte d'Ivoire
Title:Mblo (portrait face mask) with bird
Date Made:late 19th - mid 20th century
Type:Sculpture
Materials:wood
Measurements:Overall: 14 in x 6 in x 3 1/2 in; 35.6 cm x 15.2 cm x 8.9 cm
Accession Number:  SC 2018.17.4
Credit Line:Gift of the Estate of Nan Rosenthal and Henry B. Cortesi
Museum Collection:  Smith College Museum of Art
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Description:
wooden face mask with carved detail at eyebrows and hair; zig-zag silhouette; rooster standing on top of head

Tags:
masks

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