Smoked ivory ornamental face mask
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- Title:
- Smoked ivory ornamental face mask
- Date:
- 1951
- Description:
- Smoked ivory ornamental face mask, mouth is wide oval, eyes are a rectangle; origin Epulu (Democratic Republic of the Congo, formerly Zaire), but is a replica of masks created by the Dan people of Cote d'Ivoire.
- Collection Title:
- Joseph A. Towles Artifact Collection
- Contributing Institution:
- Avery Research Center at the College of Charleston
- Media Type:
- Objects
- Topical Subject:
- Ivory carving--Congo (Democratic Republic), Art objects--Africa, Masks--Africa, Central, Masks--Africa, West, Dan (African People), and Art--Cote d'Ivoire
- Geographic Subject:
- Africa, Africa, Sub-Saharan, Africa, Central, Congo (Democratic Republic), Africa, West, and Cote d'Ivoire
- Shelving Locator:
- 1989.001.163mm
- Date Digital:
- 2009-08
- Digitization Specifications:
- 300 dpi; Nikon D80 camera; archival images in .tif and .nef formats.
- Internet Media Type:
- image/jpeg
- Copyright Status Statement:
- Digital image copyright 2009, The College of Charleston Libraries. All rights reserved. For more information contact The College of Charleston Library, Charleston, SC 29424.
- Admin ID:
- 29873
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