oct 21, 1900 - Portrait mask (Mblo)
Description:
Early 20th century C.E.Wood and pigment
Baule peoples (Cote d’Ivoire)
Used in masquerades and personal shrines
Gbagba - ceremony where dancer conceals his face and performs for an audience. (No longer practiced since the 1980s)
Added to timeline:
Date:
oct 21, 1900
Now
~ 123 years ago
