Secret Society Mask / Artist Unknown, African, Ivory Coast, Kran

About this Item

Accession Number: 1984/1.272
Title: Secret Society Mask
Artist: Artist Unknown, African, Ivory Coast, Kran
Artist Nationality: Ivorian
Medium and Support: wood, pigment and natural fiber
Object Creation Date: circa 1940
Object Creation Place: Africa (continent); Côte d'Ivoire (nation)
Creation Place 1: Africa (continent)
Creation Place 2: Côte d'Ivoire (nation)
Credit Line: Gift of Avery Z. Eliscu
Dimensions: 40 cm x 23 cm x 27 cm (15 3/4 in. x 9 1/16 in. x 10 5/8 in.)
Century: 20th century
Primary Object Classification: Costume and Costume Accessory
Primary Object Type: mask
Primary Keywords: krahn; masks; masks (costume); wood (sculpture by material)
Secondary Keywords: african; african styles by region; costume; costume by function; kru-speaking peoples styles; objects; objects we use; people and culture; sculpture; sculpture by material; styles and periods; styles and periods by region; visual works; visual works by medium or technique; west african styles; western guinea coast styles
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Collection: University of Michigan Museum of Art
Image Size: 971 x 1187
File Size: 49 KB
Record: 1984/1.272
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Full citation: "Secret Society Mask; Artist Unknown, African, Ivory Coast, Kran." In the digital collection University of Michigan Museum of Art. https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/musart/x-1984-sl-1.272/1984_1.272.jpg. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 18, 2024.