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Nov 2, 2009
Nov 2, 2009
Nov 2, 2009
Portrait Mask (mblo)
Portrait Mask (mblo)
early-mid 1900s
Wood and paint
Overall: 41.2 cm (16 1/4 in.)
Gift of Katherine C. White 1974.203
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Description
Male and female mblo masks, highly valued by the Baule people, are used in a variety of entertainment dances. Wearing elaborate coiffures and delicate facial scars, they are seen as portraits of known individuals. Their idealized rendering embodies core traits of Baule aesthetics, including lustrous skin, a high forehead, and downcast eyes, signs of good health, intelligence, and admiration, respectively.
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