Polychrome Face Mask (Bedu) / Artist Unknown, African, Nafana Peoples, Ivory Coast, Ghana

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Accession Number
2014/2.73
Title
Polychrome Face Mask (Bedu)
Artist Nationality
Ghanaian
Medium and Support
wood, fiber, metal
Object Creation Date
19th century - 20th century
Dimensions
241.3 x 111.76 x 13.97 cm (95 x 44 x 5 1/2 in.)
Physical Description
An extremely large sundial circle top, separated into triangular sections with eyes and a mouth carved out. The colors are in blue, red, white and black. There is a narrow center to represent two black arms and a chin. The triangluar colored pattern is continued onto the bottom with a geometric pattern.
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2414 x 4584
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146 KB
Record
2014/2.73
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https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/musart/x-2014-sl-2.73/2014_2.73.jpg

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"Polychrome Face Mask (Bedu); Artist Unknown, African, Nafana Peoples, Ivory Coast, Ghana." In the digital collection University of Michigan Museum of Art. https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/musart/x-2014-sl-2.73/2014_2.73.jpg. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed March 28, 2024.
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