Face Mask

Item

Title
Face Mask
Description
The surface of this old mask has been painted many times, and a variety of objects including seeds, beads, buttons, and cowries have been imbedded into the surface.
Medium
22 in/55.9 cm high
Subject
Grebo
Provenance
Unknown
Spatial Coverage
Liberia
Medium
Wood, raffia, paint, seeds, beads, buttons, cowrie shell
Is Referenced By
William Siegmann, Rock of the Ancestors (Suacoco: Cuttington University College, 1977), 28. Africana Museum, Cuttington College.
William Siegmann archives, Indiana University.

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