Exhibition: Dramatic Museum Realia
Item appears in the following exhibition pageItem Information Send feedback on this itemDublin CoreTitleDan mask of forest demon
DescriptionHighly polished, rather primitively carved wood mask. Note tiny pointed chin and long narrow nose, as well as narrow eyes
Mask repaired in several places, appears to have been croacked down rt. side. Saw marks on back suggest that back of mask sawed off at one time
SourceDramatic Museum Realia
Rare Book & Manuscript Library, Columbia University
IdentifierDM number: M18.02
Box: 117
CoverageIvory Coast
Additional Item MetadataProvenancegift, Stanley Marcus through Carlebach, 1953
Still Image Item Type MetadataOriginal FormatMasks (costume)
wood
Physical Dimensions9.875"x6.5"
Citation“Dan mask of forest demon,” Columbia University Libraries Online Exhibitions, accessed January 3, 2025, https://exhibitions.library.columbia.edu/exhibits/show/realia/item/2460. |