COLLECTION NAME:
The AMICA Library
Record
AMICA ID:
CMA_.1974.203
AMICA Library Year:
2003
Object Type:
Sculpture
Creator Nationality:
Africa, Ivory Coast, Baule, 20th century
Creator Name-CRT:
Africa, Ivory Coast, Baule, 20th century
Title:
Female Mask (ngblo gbagba)
Title Type:
Primary
View:
Full View
Creation Date:
c. 1940s
Creation Start Date:
1940
Creation End Date:
1949
Materials and Techniques:
wood
Classification Term:
Sculpture
Style or Period:
Africa, Ivory Coast, Baule, 20th century
Dimensions:
Overall: 41.2cm
AMICA Contributor:
The Cleveland Museum of Art
Owner Location:
Cleveland, Ohio, USA
ID Number:
1974.203
Credit Line:
Gift of Katherine C. White
Context:
This may be a portrait mask of a respected female elder. Note her elaborate multi-lobed coiffure, refined facial features, delicate facial marks, and square mouth with chipped teeth -- a sign of beauty. Baule masks like this were a major source of inspiration for the modernist painter Amadeo Modigliani. See his Portrait of a Girl (1917-18) in Gallery 36.See video
Related Image Identifier Link:
CMA_.1974.203.tif
