Object Details
- Description
- Cap mask with superstructure. Red-brown face with pierced pupils, 3 ovoid scars beneath each eye. Superstructure two tiers of figures, men on all fours atop female figures with linked arms standing on circular form with incised twist line. Cowrie shells on top projection.
- Provenance
- Chaim Gross, New York, before 1976 to 1979
- Exhibition History
- The Sculptor's Eye, The African Art Collection of Mr.and Mrs. Chaim Gross, Museum of African Art, Washington, D.C., 1976-1977, no. 41; Worcester Art Museum; Cincinnati Museum of Art; University of Georgia Museum
- Published References
- Museum of African Art. 1976. The Sculptor's Eye: The African Art Collection of Mr. and Mrs. Chaim Gross. Washington, D.C.: Museum of African Art, no. 41.
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- Data Source
- National Museum of African Art
- Maker
- Yoruba artist
- Date
- Mid-20th century
- Credit Line
- Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Chaim Gross
- Medium
- Wood, pigment, cowrie shells
- Dimensions
- H x W x D: 38.7 x 45.1 x 45.1 cm (15 1/4 x 17 3/4 x 17 3/4 in.)
- Type
- Mask
