Mask (Gunye gä or Zakpei ge)
Mask (Gunye gä or Zakpei ge)
Mask (Gunye gä or Zakpei ge)
Mask (Gunye gä or Zakpei ge)

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Mask (Gunye gä or Zakpei ge),

1930s – 1940s

Dan artist
y1987-49

Information

Title
Mask (Gunye gä or Zakpei ge)
Dates

1930s – 1940s

Maker
Dan artist
Medium
Wood, felt, and metal
Dimensions
h. 26.8 cm., w. 15.5 cm., d. 5.8 cm. (10 9/16 x 6 1/8 x 2 1/4 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Benita S. Baird, Class of 1975, and Ronald E. Barab
Object Number
y1987-49
Place Made

Africa, Liberia

Culture
African, Dan
Type
masks (costume), ceremonial objects
Materials
wood, felt, metal
Techniques
carving
Subject
faces

Benita S. Baird and Ronald E. Barab, Atlanta, GA; Princeton University Art Museum, 1987

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