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:
Ikhoko Ivory Pendant
Object Name:
Pendant, Mask, Ikhoko
Other Name:
Pende, Ivory
Place of Origin:
Pende, Democratic Republic of Congo, Africa
Provenance:
Aboriginal Indigenous Art.
H = 1—7/8"

Used for sickness ceremonies and by initiates. Some are made of wood.
Description:
Ivory Ikhoko Pende Pendant. Small dark brown, carved ivory face, with large forehead, slit—type eyes, wedge—shaped nose and slit mouth. Circular coiffure with hole, allowing for use as a necklace.
Collection:
Ben Pickard — Pickard Art Galleries
Material:
Ivory
Used:
Decorative Use
Technique:
Carving
Owned:
Art Department, Missouri Southern State University
Accession#:
2015.6.2
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