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:
Ngare or Mahongwe Dance Mask
Object Name:
Mask, Dance
Other Name:
Mask, Face, Ngare
Place of Origin:
Ngare, Republic of Congo, Africa
Provenance:
Aboriginal Indigenous Art.














Description:
Oval—shaped wooden mask, coming to a square shape at top of forehead. Elongated concave face, elongated triangle nose, merging into a narrow ridge at upper point, in between eyes. Coffebean—shaped slit eyes, below a long forehead and hair line. Circular protruding mouth. Three rectangular scarification marks with criss—cross patterns under each eye. Brown paint or patina covering entire surface.
Collection:
Guy Mace Collection, (Turblex Company)
Material:
Wood W/Paint
Used:
Ritually Used
Technique:
Carving / Painting
Owned:
Art Department, MSSU
Accession#:
2015.2.5
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