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:
Dance Mask, Kpelie Society, Senufo Style
Object Name:
Mask, Ritual
Other Name:
Mask, Dance
Place of Origin:
Kpelie Society, Senufo Style, Africa
Provenance:
Aboriginal Indigenous Art.
H = 14"
W = 8"
D = 5"
Description:
Kpelie Society dance mask of the Senufo style with elongated face, pointed chin, oval—shaped open mouth, exposing teeth. Long thin nose, small nostrils, almond—shaped slit eyes, knobbed forehead. Flat appendages on the side of cheeks and on forehead, above head, decorative only.
Collection:
Finley Collection
Material:
Wood
Used:
Ritually Used
Technique:
Carving
Owned:
Art Department, Missouri Southern State University
Accession#:
2014.1.33
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