Artifact Record Details
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| Artifact Identification | Yacouba Mask (1990.10.0042) | |
| Classification | Communication Artifacts : Ceremonial Artifact : Mask | |
| Visual Description | Rounded, full wooden face mask, the top framed by a rolled cotton textile to which three rows of cowrie shells are sewn with red cotton string. The facial features include: two horizontally slit eyes, a projecting triangular nose, and projecting mouth with 8 metal teeth inserted in the top lip. A "V" shape incised scarification mark reaches from the top of the bridge of the nose across the forehead. A row of circular perforations lines the edge of the mask. The reverse is treated with brown stain and reveals a metal staple securing a filled crack, and a metal loop affixed for decorative suspension. The front is covered with a dark brown stain and abraided around the eyes, nose, and mouth. | |
| Artist/Maker | None | |
| Geographic Location | Africa, Côte d'Ivoire | |
| Period/Date | , 19th - 20th c. CE | |
| Culture | Yacouba | |
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Physical Analysis |
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| Dimension 1 (Height) | 29.7 cm | |
| Dimension 2 (Width) | 25.3 cm | |
| Dimension 3 (Depth) | 9.8 cm | |
| Weight | 1,085 g | |
| Measuring Remarks | None | |
| Materials | Wood, Pigment--Stain, Animal--Shell, Textile--Cotton, Metal--Multi | |
| Manufacturing Processes | Carving, Assembling, Inserting, Hollowing, Incising, Piercing, Stringing, Sewing | |
| Munsell Color Information | waived | |
Research Remarks |
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| Published Description | N/A | |
| Scholarly Notes | N/A | |
| Comparanda | N/A | |
| Bibliography | N/A | |
Artifact History |
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| Archaeological Data | N/A | |
| Credit Line/Dedication | Gift of Drs. Albert V. and Marguerite Carozzi | |
| Reproduction | no | |
| Reproduction Information | N/A | |