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Bestiaire. VI. Tous les Masques Sont Bons; André Masson

Title
Bestiaire. VI. Tous les Masques Sont Bons
Artist
André Masson
Artist Life Dates
(Balagny, Oise, France, 1896 - 1987, Paris, France)
Century
20th century
Object Creation Date
1945
Accession Number
1956/1.40
Medium and Support
lithograph on paper
Primary Keywords
masks
surrealism

Miniature dog mask; Artist Unknown, Japan

Title
Miniature dog mask
Artist
Artist Unknown, Japan
Century
18th century
Object Creation Date
18th century
Accession Number
1970/1.191
Medium and Support
dark reddish brown lacquer on wood
Primary Keywords
dogs
masks

Initiation Mask; Artist Unknown, African, Bajokwe

Title
Initiation Mask
Artist
Artist Unknown, African, Bajokwe
Century
20th century
Object Creation Date
1900-1970
Accession Number
1970/2.121
Medium and Support
bark cloth, cotton and paint
Primary Keywords
initiation mask
initiations
masks
masks (costume)
rites, initiation

Fair (Fête foraine), 1934-35, Plate XII, from "Transmutations"; Brassaï (Gyula Halász)

Title
Fair (Fête foraine), 1934-35, Plate XII, from "Transmutations"
Artist
Brassaï (Gyula Halász)
Artist Life Dates
1899 - 1984
Century
20th century
Object Creation Date
1934-1935; printed 1967
Accession Number
1971/2.150.12
Medium and Support
clichés-verre on paper
Primary Keywords
abstraction
masks
surrealism

Mineral Countenance (Visage Minéral), Plate VII, from "Transmutations"; Brassaï (Gyula Halász)

Title
Mineral Countenance (Visage Minéral), Plate VII, from "Transmutations"
Artist
Brassaï (Gyula Halász)
Artist Life Dates
1899 - 1984
Century
20th century
Object Creation Date
1934-1935; printed 1967
Accession Number
1971/2.150.7
Medium and Support
clichés-verre on paper
Primary Keywords
abstraction
face
masks
surrealism

Temptation of Saint Anthony (Tentation de Saint Antoine), Plate VII, from "Transmutations"; Brassaï (Gyula Halász)

Title
Temptation of Saint Anthony (Tentation de Saint Antoine), Plate VII, from "Transmutations"
Artist
Brassaï (Gyula Halász)
Artist Life Dates
1899 - 1984
Century
20th century
Object Creation Date
1934; printed 1967
Accession Number
1971/2.150.8
Medium and Support
clichés-verre on paper
Primary Keywords
abstraction
masks
nudes
reclining
surrealism

Kore Society Hyena Mask; Artist Unknown, African, Senufo Peoples, Côte d'Ivoire

Title
Kore Society Hyena Mask
Artist
Artist Unknown, African, Senufo Peoples, Côte d'Ivoire
Century
20th century
Object Creation Date
1900-1971
Accession Number
1971/2.20
Medium and Support
wood and pigment
Primary Keywords
animals
hyenas
masks
masks (costume)
woodwork

Mask; Artist Unknown, African, Mali, Dogon

Title
Mask
Artist
Artist Unknown, African, Mali, Dogon
Century
20th century
Object Creation Date
1900-1971
Accession Number
1971/2.25
Medium and Support
wood
Primary Keywords
masks
masks (costume)
woodwork

Walu Antelope Mask; Artist Unknown, African, Mali, Dogon

Title
Walu Antelope Mask
Artist
Artist Unknown, African, Mali, Dogon
Century
20th century
Object Creation Date
1900-1971
Accession Number
1971/2.26
Medium and Support
wood, metal and pigment
Primary Keywords
antelope
antelopes
masks
masks (costume)
woodworking

Kanage Mask; Artist Unknown, African, Mali, Dogon

Title
Kanage Mask
Artist
Artist Unknown, African, Mali, Dogon
Object Creation Date
n.d.
Accession Number
1971/2.27
Medium and Support
wood, metal and paint
Primary Keywords
dogon
masks
masks (costume)
woodwork

Antelope Mask; Artist Unknown, African, Mali, Dogon

Title
Antelope Mask
Artist
Artist Unknown, African, Mali, Dogon
Century
20th century
Object Creation Date
1900-1970
Accession Number
1971/2.29
Medium and Support
wood with traces of paint
Primary Keywords
antelopes
masks (costume)
wood (plant material)

Guli Society Mask; Artist Unknown, African, Baule Peoples Côte D'Ivoire

Title
Guli Society Mask
Artist
Artist Unknown, African, Baule Peoples Côte D'Ivoire
Century
20th century
Object Creation Date
1900-1971
Accession Number
1971/2.31
Medium and Support
wood with black and white pigment
Primary Keywords
horn
masks
masks (costume)
woodwork

Kponiugo Mask; Artist Unknown, African, Senufo Peoples, Côte d'Ivoire

Title
Kponiugo Mask
Artist
Artist Unknown, African, Senufo Peoples, Côte d'Ivoire
Century
19th or 20th century
Object Creation Date
1800-1971
Accession Number
1971/2.38
Medium and Support
wood, brass tacks and kaolin
Primary Keywords
baboons
masks
masks (costume)
woodwork

Ritual Mask; Artist Unknown, African, Burkina Faso, Mossi?

Title
Ritual Mask
Artist
Artist Unknown, African, Burkina Faso, Mossi?
Century
20th century
Object Creation Date
1900-1971
Accession Number
1971/2.43
Medium and Support
wood, paint and kaolin
Primary Keywords
masks
masks (costume)
rituals (events)
woodwork

Masque en Bois, from "Japonisme" a series of ten etchings; Félix Hilaire Buhot

Title
Masque en Bois, from "Japonisme" a series of ten etchings
Artist
Félix Hilaire Buhot
Artist Life Dates
1847-1898
Century
19th century
Object Creation Date
1885
Accession Number
1973/2.64
Medium and Support
etching on laid Japan paper
Primary Keywords
calligraphy
masks

Masque Antique, from "Portfolio of 20 photographs printed by Berenice Abbott"; Eugène Atget; Printed by Berenice Abbott

Title
Masque Antique, from "Portfolio of 20 photographs printed by Berenice Abbott"
Artist
Eugène Atget
Artist Life Dates
1856-1927
Century
20th century
Object Creation Date
1898-1927
Accession Number
1974/1.124
Medium and Support
gold toned gelatin silver print on paper
Primary Keywords
face
masks
sculpture

Bush Cow Helmet Mask; Artist Unknown, African, Nigeria, Chamba

Title
Bush Cow Helmet Mask
Artist
Artist Unknown, African, Nigeria, Chamba
Century
20th century
Object Creation Date
1900-1974
Accession Number
1974/2.27
Medium and Support
wood, pitch and pigment
Primary Keywords
cows
helmet masks
masks (costume)

Door Panel, Secret Society Shrine; Artist Unknown, African, Senufo Peoples, Côte d'Ivoire

Title
Door Panel, Secret Society Shrine
Artist
Artist Unknown, African, Senufo Peoples, Côte d'Ivoire
Century
19th or 20th century
Object Creation Date
1800-1971
Accession Number
1975/1.68
Medium and Support
carved wood and metal
Primary Keywords
birds
doors
face
masks
snakes
turtles

Untitled (4); Diane Arbus

Title
Untitled (4)
Artist
Diane Arbus
Artist Life Dates
1923-1971
Century
20th century
Object Creation Date
1970-1971
Accession Number
1978/1.174
Medium and Support
gelatin silver print on paper
Primary Keywords
figures
landscapes
masks
standing

Horned Mask; African, Nigeria, Ibo

Title
Horned Mask
Artist
African, Nigeria, Ibo
Century
20th century
Object Creation Date
1900-1978
Accession Number
1978/2.14
Medium and Support
wood, monkey fur
Primary Keywords
face masks
horn
masks (costume)

Temple of Denderah; Antonio Beato

Title
Temple of Denderah
Artist
Antonio Beato
Artist Life Dates
c. 1825-1906
Century
19th century
Object Creation Date
circa 1880
Accession Number
1980/1.155
Medium and Support
albumen print on paper
Primary Keywords
buildings
columns
masks
ruins

Athens - Altar of Dionysus in Theatre; Anonymous Italian?

Title
Athens - Altar of Dionysus in Theatre
Artist
Anonymous Italian?
Century
19th century
Object Creation Date
circa 1865
Accession Number
1980/1.162
Medium and Support
albumen print on paper
Primary Keywords
gods
greece
masks
ruins
sculpture
stone

Bwoom type mask; Artist Unknown, African, Congo (Zaire), Kuba, Kasai Province

Title
Bwoom type mask
Artist
Artist Unknown, African, Congo (Zaire), Kuba, Kasai Province
Century
20th century
Object Creation Date
circa 1890-1910
Accession Number
1982/2.52
Medium and Support
wood and paint
Primary Keywords
face masks
masks
masks (costume)
woodwork

Loiza; L Santos

Title
Loiza
Artist
L Santos
Object Creation Date
n.d.
Accession Number
1983/1.276
Medium and Support
two-color woodcut on paper
Primary Keywords
figures
masks
standing

Style, from "If & (Silk)"; Ralph Gibson

Title
Style, from "If & (Silk)"
Artist
Ralph Gibson
Artist Life Dates
born 1939
Century
20th century
Object Creation Date
1972
Accession Number
1983/1.392.7
Medium and Support
gelatin silver print on paper
Primary Keywords
domes
figures
half-length
masks
portraits

Noh Dancer as Empress Jingû with a Trout; Yamawaki Tôki

Title
Noh Dancer as Empress Jingû with a Trout
Artist
Yamawaki Tôki
Physical Description
An masked Noh actor dressed as Empress Jingû is holds a catch of a river trout on a pole. The actor wears a brocade kimono with a floral scroll design, tucked into a stiffly starched pair of brocade trousers. His cloak is a green gauze silk with woven gold phoenix designs.
Artist Life Dates
1777-1839
Century
19th century
Object Creation Date
1831
Accession Number
1983/1.397
Medium and Support
Hanging scroll, ink and color on silk
Primary Keywords
actor
fish
hanging scrolls
masks (costume)
poles
standing
swords

Korhogo Ceremonial Headpiece with Horns; Artist Unknown, African, Senufo Peoples, Côte d'Ivoire

Title
Korhogo Ceremonial Headpiece with Horns
Artist
Artist Unknown, African, Senufo Peoples, Côte d'Ivoire
Century
20th century
Object Creation Date
1900-1983
Accession Number
1983/1.96
Medium and Support
wood, raffia and imported fabric
Primary Keywords
headgear
horn
masks (costume)

Royal Mask (Ngaady a Mwaash); Artist Unknown, African, Congo (Zaire), Kuba

Title
Royal Mask (Ngaady a Mwaash)
Artist
Artist Unknown, African, Congo (Zaire), Kuba
Century
20th century
Object Creation Date
1900-1983
Accession Number
1983/2.162
Medium and Support
wood, polychrome, glass beads, cowrie shells, cotton cloth and string
Primary Keywords
masks
royalty
shells

Mask; Artist Unknown, African, Nigeria, Eket

Title
Mask
Artist
Artist Unknown, African, Nigeria, Eket
Century
20th century
Object Creation Date
1900-1983
Accession Number
1983/2.168
Medium and Support
wood and pigment
Primary Keywords
headgear
masks (costume)
wood (plant material)

N'Tomo Mask; Artist Unknown, African, Mali, Bamana

Title
N'Tomo Mask
Artist
Artist Unknown, African, Mali, Bamana
Century
20th century
Object Creation Date
1900-1970
Accession Number
1983/2.183
Medium and Support
wood, cowrie shells and red seeds
Primary Keywords
bamana
cowrie shell
masks
masks (costume)
woodwork

Mask (idangani); Artist Unknown, African, Sala Mpasu Peoples Democratic Republic of the Congo

Title
Mask (idangani)
Artist
Artist Unknown, African, Sala Mpasu Peoples Democratic Republic of the Congo
Physical Description
Mask is made entirely of blackish-brown dyed and molded raffia fiber; face has bulging forehead, deeo set narrow eyes, bulbous nose, and raffia “beard.” Top of head has cone-like crest of small fiber knots.
Century
20th century
Object Creation Date
circa 1900-1983
Accession Number
1983/2.184
Medium and Support
dyed fiber, raffia
Primary Keywords
face masks
fiberwork
masquerades
prestige

Mask; Artist Unknown, African, Nigeria, Igala

Title
Mask
Artist
Artist Unknown, African, Nigeria, Igala
Century
20th century
Object Creation Date
1900-1983
Accession Number
1983/2.185
Medium and Support
wood
Primary Keywords
masks

Mask; Artist Unknown, African, Liberian, Dan, Bete

Title
Mask
Artist
Artist Unknown, African, Liberian, Dan, Bete
Century
20th century
Object Creation Date
1900-1983
Accession Number
1983/2.186
Medium and Support
wood
Primary Keywords
masks

Royal Mask (Mwaash a Mbooy); Artist Unknown, African, Congo (Zaire), Kuba

Title
Royal Mask (Mwaash a Mbooy)
Artist
Artist Unknown, African, Congo (Zaire), Kuba
Century
20th century
Object Creation Date
1900-1983
Accession Number
1983/2.187
Medium and Support
wood, cowrie shells and textiles
Primary Keywords
masks
masks (costume)
royalty

Maskette; Artist Unknown, African, Cameroon, Bamum

Title
Maskette
Artist
Artist Unknown, African, Cameroon, Bamum
Century
Probably 20th century
Object Creation Date
before 1925
Accession Number
1983/2.196
Medium and Support
bronze
Primary Keywords
masks

Mask; Artist Unknown, African, Congo (Zaire), Lunda

Title
Mask
Artist
Artist Unknown, African, Congo (Zaire), Lunda
Century
20th century
Object Creation Date
circa 1940
Accession Number
1983/2.203
Medium and Support
wood
Primary Keywords
masks

Proof No. 2; Carlos Lopez

Title
Proof No. 2
Artist
Carlos Lopez
Artist Life Dates
1908-1953
Century
20th century
Object Creation Date
1908-1953
Accession Number
1983/2.26
Medium and Support
drypoint on paper
Primary Keywords
animals
costume
curtain
doors
figures
masks
seated

Helmet;Mask; Artist Unknown, African, Tanzania, Makonde

Title
Helmet;Mask
Artist
Artist Unknown, African, Tanzania, Makonde
Century
20th century
Object Creation Date
circa 1950
Accession Number
1984/1.262
Medium and Support
wood, horse hair, human hair
Primary Keywords
head
helmet
masks

Mask; African, Ibibio

Title
Mask
Artist
African, Ibibio
Century
20th century
Object Creation Date
1900-1984
Accession Number
1984/1.266
Medium and Support
wood, paint, mirrors
Primary Keywords
masks

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

Title
Secret Society Mask
Artist
Artist Unknown, African, Ivory Coast, Kran
Century
20th century
Object Creation Date
circa 1940
Accession Number
1984/1.272
Medium and Support
wood, pigment and natural fiber
Primary Keywords
krahn
masks
masks (costume)
wood (sculpture by material)

Mask (vaca bruto, dugn'be type); Artist Unknown, African, Bijogo Peoples Guinea Bissau

Title
Mask (vaca bruto, dugn'be type)
Artist
Artist Unknown, African, Bijogo Peoples Guinea Bissau
Physical Description
Naturalistic cow’s head of carved from wood with eyes cut from the bottoms of glass bottles. Natural cow horns are attached. Head is predominantly black with white triangle on forehead, red pigment surrounding eyes, red in interior of ears, white chin, and white dots on cheeks and in red ground around eyes. Horns are white, tipped in black; a fiber cord runs through its nostrils and around back of head.
Century
Mid-20th century
Object Creation Date
1925-1975
Accession Number
1984/1.273
Medium and Support
wood, glass, paint, metal, animal horns
Primary Keywords
helmet masks
initiations
masquerades
oxen

Mask; Artist Unknown, African, Congo (Zaire), Kuba

Title
Mask
Artist
Artist Unknown, African, Congo (Zaire), Kuba
Century
20th century
Object Creation Date
circa 1920
Accession Number
1984/1.275
Medium and Support
wood and patination
Primary Keywords
face masks
headgear
masks (costume)

Mask; Anonymous Bornean

Title
Mask
Artist
Anonymous Bornean
Object Creation Date
n.d.
Accession Number
1984/2.51
Medium and Support
wood and metal?
Primary Keywords
masks

Mask; Artist Unknown, African, Congo (Zaire), Lula

Title
Mask
Artist
Artist Unknown, African, Congo (Zaire), Lula
Century
20th century
Object Creation Date
circa 1950
Accession Number
1985/1.138
Medium and Support
wood, cotton yarns, cowrie shells, paint
Primary Keywords
cowrie shell
masks
masks (costume)
shells
wood (plant material)

Mask (in the form of a baboon face); Artist Unknown, African, Ivory Coast, Dan

Title
Mask (in the form of a baboon face)
Artist
Artist Unknown, African, Ivory Coast, Dan
Century
20th century
Object Creation Date
circa 1950
Accession Number
1985/1.139
Medium and Support
wood, monkey hair, iron and cloth
Primary Keywords
baboons
masks

Mask (mwaash aMbooy); Artist Unknown, African, Congo (Zaire), Kuba

Title
Mask (mwaash aMbooy)
Artist
Artist Unknown, African, Congo (Zaire), Kuba
Physical Description
Mask of a human figure. Embellished with presitious materials: dyed cloth, leopard skin, cowry shells, glass beads.
Century
20th century
Object Creation Date
1900-1985
Accession Number
1985/1.143
Medium and Support
wood, paint, wool cloth, fiber cloth, cowrie shell, glass beads and leopa
Primary Keywords
beads
kings (people)
kuba (democratic republic of congo)
masks
masks (costume)
royalty

Ekpo Society Mask; African, Ibibio

Title
Ekpo Society Mask
Artist
African, Ibibio
Century
20th century
Object Creation Date
circa 1940
Accession Number
1985/1.148
Medium and Support
wood, egg shell
Primary Keywords
african
headgear
masks (costume)

Ephemera Relating to Works by Salvador Dalí from the Julian Levy Gallery, New York; Salvador Dali; After

Title
Ephemera Relating to Works by Salvador Dalí from the Julian Levy Gallery, New York
Artist
Salvador Dali
Artist Life Dates
1904-1989
Century
20th century
Object Creation Date
1941
Accession Number
1986/1.181
Medium and Support
photomechanical reproduction on cardboard
Primary Keywords
automaton
figures
mannequins
masks
portraits
surrealism

Mask and costume (bwoom); Artist Unknown, African, Congo (Zaire), Kuba

Title
Mask and costume (bwoom)
Artist
Artist Unknown, African, Congo (Zaire), Kuba
Physical Description
A full-body costume and mask depicting a human figure.
Century
20th century
Object Creation Date
circa 1960
Accession Number
1986/2.5A
Medium and Support
bark cloth, woven raffia, wood, copper, glass beads, kola nuts, kola, animal ski
Primary Keywords
costume
kuba (democratic republic of congo)
masks
masks (costume)
political figures
raffiawork
royalty

mask; Artist Unknown, African, Gabon, Punu

Title
mask
Artist
Artist Unknown, African, Gabon, Punu
Object Creation Date
n.d.
Accession Number
1991/2.107
Medium and Support
wood and pigment
Primary Keywords
masks
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