Face Mask / Artist Unknown, Dan Peoples, African, Liberia
About this Item
Record Details
- Accession Number
- 2014/2.24
- Title
- Face Mask
- Artist Nationality
- Liberian
- Medium and Support
- wood with coiffure made of plant fibers
- Object Creation Date
- 19th century - 20th century
- Credit Line
- Gift of the Robbins Center for Cross Cultural Communications in memory of Warren M. Robbins
- Dimensions
- 23.81 x 13.49 x 6.99 cm (9 3/8 x 5 5/16 x 2 3/4 in.)
- Physical Description
- An oval wooden face made of dark shiny wood with a textile braid of hair all around, wrapped tight to the head. The eyes are slightly shut and the mouth is open.
- Secondary Keywords
- costume
- costume by function
- descriptors
- events
- materials
- materials by origin
- objects we use
- people and culture
- plant material
- wood and wood products
- Rights
- If you are interested in using an image for a publication, please visit https://umma.umich.edu/about/services/request-image/ for more information and to fill out the online Image Rights and Reproductions Request Form.
Technical Details
- Collection
- University of Michigan Museum of Art
- Image Size
- 3456 x 5184
- File Size
- 239 KB
- Record
- 2014/2.24
- Link to this Item
-
https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/musart/x-2014-sl-2.24/2014_2.24.jpg
Rights and Permissions
Cite this Item
View the Help Guide for more information.
- Full citation
-
"Face Mask; Artist Unknown, Dan Peoples, African, Liberia." In the digital collection University of Michigan Museum of Art. https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/musart/x-2014-sl-2.24/2014_2.24.jpg. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 19, 2024.