Detail View: The AMICA Library: Female Mask (ngblo gbagba)
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AMICA ID:
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CMA_.1974.203
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AMICA Library Year:
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2003
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Object Type:
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Sculpture
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Creator Nationality:
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Africa, Ivory Coast, Baule, 20th century
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Creator Name-CRT:
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Africa, Ivory Coast, Baule, 20th century
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Title:
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Female Mask (ngblo gbagba)
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Title Type:
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Primary
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View:
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Full View
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Creation Date:
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c. 1940s
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Creation Start Date:
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1940
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Creation End Date:
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1949
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Materials and Techniques:
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wood
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Classification Term:
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Sculpture
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Style or Period:
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Africa, Ivory Coast, Baule, 20th century
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Dimensions:
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Overall: 41.2cm
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AMICA Contributor:
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The Cleveland Museum of Art
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Owner Location:
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Cleveland, Ohio, USA
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ID Number:
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1974.203
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Credit Line:
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Gift of Katherine C. White
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Rights:
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Context:
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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
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Related Image Identifier Link:
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CMA_.1974.203.tif
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