Mask
ClassificationsClothing and Adornments-masks
Culturepossibly
Toma
Culturepossibly
Loma
Date20th Century
Made AtLiberia, Africa
MediumWood, fiber, leather and metal
Dimensions15 × 3 7/8 × 3 1/4 in. (38.1 × 9.8 × 8.3 cm)
Credit LineGift of Dwight V. Strong
Object number84.37.4
DescriptionHorned human face mask. Liberia: Toma/Loma. Well-patinated old wood, the face is covered with a red clay-like material. Three metal teeth in the open mouth. Fibers and hair of hide cut in strips to form a beard. Between the two horns, in the center of the head is a 3"L. nail wrapped with fibers and leather forming a fetish object.DVS #83 slide
On View
Not on viewCollections
mid 19th - early 20th Century
Nez Perce
mid 20th Century
mid to late 20th Century
