Mask

MOA: University of British Columbia

3123/36

Bronze mask. Chin is pointed, with a small, protruding mouth showing several teeth. Small legs(?) emerge from the sides. Cheeks are hollow between a narrow nose and long, square ears, with large rimmed eyeholes above. Brow is heavy, with defined eyebrows. A snake slithers down the long rounded forehead between two large, flat, curving horns. The interior of the mask is hollow. Object is covered with green corrosion.


  • Type of Item mask
  • Culture Senufo
  • Material bronze metal
  • Measurements height 25.5 cm, width 19.2 cm, depth 8.0 cm (overall)

  • Previous Owner Cornelia Hahn Oberlander
  • Received from Cornelia Hahn Oberlander

  • Made in Cote d'Ivoire, Mali

  • Ownership Date before July 22, 2015
  • Acquisition Date on July 22, 2015

  • Item Classes metalwork
  • Condition fair
  • Accession Number 3123/0036