MSSU African Art Exibit : The MSSU African Art collection features a variety of authentic works of art from various tribes located throughout Central Africa. The objects in the collection range from mundane day to day grooming tools to ritualistic masks and statues.
Title:
Pig Dance Mask
Object Name:
Mask, Ritual
Other Name:
Mask, Dance, Pig or Aardvark
Place of Origin:
Chokwe, Republic of the Congo, Africa
Provenance:
Aboriginal Indigenous Art.
H = 9—1/2"
W = 10"
D = 12"
Description:
Dance mask with elongated face with turned up anteater nose, almond—shaped pierced eyes, leaf—shaped extending from back, brown raffia around entire outer rim, reddish eyes, nose and crevices of ears, black patina over surface of face.
Collection:
Finley Collection
Material:
Wood W/Raffia and Traces of Paint
Used:
Ritually Used
Technique:
Carving
Owned:
Art Department, Missouri Southern State University
Accession#:
2014.1.5
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