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Artist:
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Unknown
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Title:
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Mask
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Date:
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first half of 20th century
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Medium:
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Wood, pigment, metal
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Dimensions:
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30 1/2 x 11 1/4 x 20 1/2 in. (77.47 x 28.58 x 52.07 cm)
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Credit Line:
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Gift of Walker Art Center and the T.B. Walker Foundation, 2006
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Location:
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Gallery Not on view
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The iconography of this mask is a compilation of powerful animals including the horns of an antelope, the tusks of a warthog, and the jaws of a crocodile. It represents the "wildness" of the jungle, and the mask was used to frighten negative forces. Usually used during nighttime ceremonies, this "firespitter" mask would shoot sparks from burning coals out of its mouth.
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Artist/Creator(s)
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Name:
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Unknown
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Object Description
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Inscriptions:
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Inscriptions
on back at bottom, in red: [60.24]- in two areas; on back at bottom, in white: [2667
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Classification:
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Woodwork
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Physical Description:
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animal's head with squared-off snout; four tusks and six horns; diamond-shaped ears; encrusted patina-only small fragments of pigment remain
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Creation Place:
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Africa, Côte d'Ivoire, West Africa region
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Accession #:
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2006.36.3
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Owner:
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The Minneapolis Institute of Arts
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