COLLECTION NAME:
The AMICA Library
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AMICO~1~1
The AMICA Library
Collection
true
AMICA ID:
AIC_.1961.555
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AIC_.1961.555
AMICA ID
false
AMICA Library Year:
1998
aly
1998
AMICA Library Year
false
Object Type:
Costume and Jewelry
oty
Costume and Jewelry
Object Type
false
Creator Nationality:
African; North African; Sahelese; Mali; Bamana
crc
African; North African; Sahelese; Mali; Bamana
Creator Nationality
false
Creator Dates/Places:
Africa, Mali//Africa, Sudanic Africa, Mali (SL) Africa,Sudanic Africa,Mali
cdt
Africa, Mali//Africa, Sudanic Africa, Mali (SL) Africa,Sudanic Africa,Mali
Creator Dates/Places
false
Creator Name-CRT:
Bamana
crt
Bamana
Creator Name-CRT
false
Title:
Mask (Ntomo)
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Mask (Ntomo)
Title
false
Title Type:
preferred
ott
preferred
Title Type
false
View:
full view
rid
full view
View
false
Creation Date:
Mid 19th/early 20th century
oct
Mid 19th/early 20th century
Creation Date
false
Creation Start Date:
1850
ocs
1850
Creation Start Date
false
Creation End Date:
1950
oce
1950
Creation End Date
false
Materials and Techniques:
Wood, metal
omd
Wood, metal
Materials and Techniques
false
Subject Description:
Mask in form of elongated male face surmounted by two female figures and an antelope figure. Face with circular eye holes; long, pointed nose; and small, pursed mouth. Incised geometric lines along outline of face and nose. Four narrow horns project up from behind crescent shaped ears; a third pair of horns project up from back of head behind antelope figure. Female figures with elongated faces with scarification patterns on forehead and nails for eyes; coiffure frames faces and is separated at center of head; projecting, conical-shaped breasts; and short legs and arms. Antelope figure with elongated, narrow face; long nose; long, cylindrical neck, and tall horns with incised spiral pattern.
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Mask in form of elongated male face surmounted by two female figures and an antelope figure. Face with circular eye holes; long, pointed nose; and small, pursed mouth. Incised geometric lines along outline of face and nose. Four narrow horns project up from behind crescent shaped ears; a third pair of horns project up from back of head behind antelope figure. Female figures with elongated faces with scarification patterns on forehead and nails for eyes; coiffure frames faces and is separated at center of head; projecting, conical-shaped breasts; and short legs and arms. Antelope figure with elongated, narrow face; long nose; long, cylindrical neck, and tall horns with incised spiral pattern.
Subject Description
false
Creation Place:
Africa,Sudanic Africa,Mali
ocp
Africa,Sudanic Africa,Mali
Creation Place
false
Dimensions:
H: 31 1/4 in (79.4 cm); W: 9 in. (22.9 cm); D: 8 3/4 in. (22.2 cm)
met
H: 31 1/4 in (79.4 cm); W: 9 in. (22.9 cm); D: 8 3/4 in. (22.2 cm)
Dimensions
false
AMICA Contributor:
The Art Institute of Chicago
oon
The Art Institute of Chicago
AMICA Contributor
false
Owner Location:
Chicago, Illinois, USA
oop
Chicago, Illinois, USA
Owner Location
false
ID Number:
1961.555
ooa
1961.555
ID Number
false
Credit Line:
The Art Institute of Chicago, Primitive Art Purchase fund
ooc
The Art Institute of Chicago, Primitive Art Purchase fund
Credit Line
false
Rights:
orl
<a href="http://www.artic.edu/aic/rights/main.rights.html"target="_new">http://www.artic.edu/aic/rights/main.rights.html</a>
Rights
false
Related Image Identifier Link:
AIC_.E33762.TIF
ril
AIC_.E33762.TIF
Related Image Identifier Link
false