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Title:Mask Artist:Unknown Date:first half of 20th century Creation Place:Africa, Côte d'Ivoire, West Africa region Credit Line:Gift of Walker Art Center and the T.B. Walker Foundation, 2006 Accession Number:2006.36.3 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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