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:
Congo Style Mask
Object Name:
Mask, Dance, Congo
Other Name:
Mask, Face
Place of Origin:
Congo, Africa
Provenance:
Aboriginal Indigenous Art.

Some research needed.
Description:
Oval—shaped wooden face mask, with large rounded forehead and elongated chin. Slit pierced eyes in large orbits, long wedge—shaped nose with M—shaped nostrils. Full slightly open pierced lips. Rust colored patina or pigment covering entire surface area.
Collection:
Guy Mace Collection, (Turblex Company)
Material:
Wood W/Patina and Pigments
Used:
Ritually Used
Technique:
Carving / Painting
Owned:
Art Department, Missouri Southern State University
Accession#:
2015.2.74
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