The lower mask is made of wood, while the upper mask is a rare example in stone. It has received a rich patination from smoke and sacrifices of chewed kola nuts spat upon it. More sacrificial material adheres to a group of cowrie shells that has been tied to the back of the mask.
Medium
3.5 and 4.5 in/8.9 and 11.4 cm high
Subject
Kpelle
Provenance
Unknown
Spatial Coverage
Liberia
Medium
Wood, stone, string, kola nut
Is Referenced By
William Siegmann, Rock of the Ancestors (Suacoco: Cuttington University College, 1977), 33.
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