Yoruba Mask on Gourd
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19.5 x 11 x 13 in
(49.53 x 27.94 x 33.02 cm)
- Yoruba culture
This mask is of typical Yoruba style and has traditional colors. The wooden mask itself is laced to a painted gourd. Around the juncture is a woven tie with cowrie shells attached and beneath this are bells. At the base of the gourd is another woven strip which is laced to it.
- Inventory Number: 2023.1.68
- Collections: Permanent Art Collection, Wickstrom Collection of African Art