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Mask
This is a mask. It was agent: Sigmund Rothschild. It is dated 19th century and we acquired it in 1965. Its medium is wood. It is a part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts department.
Dogon masks are bound up with rituals surrounding death. There is an enormous variety of mask types representing animals, humans and abstract concepts.
This object was
donated by
Bernhard Richter and Bernhard Richter.
It is credited Gift of Bernard Richter.
- Bogolanfini Woman's Wrapper (Mali)
- cotton.
- Museum purchase from The Grodzins Fund for Textile Acquisition.
- 2000-22-2
- Grinning demon Miniature Mask
- wood, carved.
- Gift of Sarah Cooper Hewitt.
- 1931-61-12
- Mummy Mask
- H x W x D: 27 x 45 x 58 cm (10 5/8 x 17 11/16 x 22 13/16 in.).
- Gift of the Estate of David Wolfe Bishop.
- 1951-84-2
Our curators have highlighted 2 objects that are related to this one.
- 0205, Woobi Play Anti-Pollution Mask, 2017
- Senses.0205
- Bogolanfini Woman's Wrapper (Mali)
- hand-spun cotton.
- Museum purchase from The Grodzins Fund for Textile Acquisition.
- 2000-22-3
Its dimensions are
H x W x D (overall): 50.2 × 23.8 × 17.8 cm (19 3/4 in. × 9 3/8 in. × 7 in.)
Cite this object as
Mask; Agent: Sigmund Rothschild (American, 1917 - 1991); wood; H x W x D (overall): 50.2 × 23.8 × 17.8 cm (19 3/4 in. × 9 3/8 in. × 7 in.); Gift of Bernard Richter; 1965-55-30
This object was previously on display as a part of the exhibitions Jon Gray of Ghetto Gastro Selects and Ellen DeGeneres Selects.
