may 12, 1900 - 174 Portrait mask (Mblo)
Description:
Early 20th century C.E.Wood and pigment
Baule peoples (Cote d’Ivoire)
Portrait masks characteristically have an oval face with an elongated nose, small, open mouth, downcast slit eyes with projecting pieces that extend beyond the crest to suggest animal horns
Added to timeline:
Date:
may 12, 1900
Now
~ 126 years ago