Mblo Portrait Mask

Baule

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Caption

Baule. Mblo Portrait Mask, late 19th or early 20th century. Wood, oils, pigment, ferrous nails, 8 3/4 x 5 1/4 x 2 1/2 in. (22.2 x 13.3 x 6.4 cm). Brooklyn Museum, The Adolph and Esther D. Gottlieb Collection, 1989.51.27. (Photo: Brooklyn Museum)

Gallery

Not on view

Collection

Arts of Africa

Culture

Baule

Title

Mblo Portrait Mask

Date

late 19th or early 20th century

Geography

Place made: Côte d'Ivoire

Medium

Wood, oils, pigment, ferrous nails

Classification

Masks

Dimensions

8 3/4 x 5 1/4 x 2 1/2 in. (22.2 x 13.3 x 6.4 cm)

Credit Line

The Adolph and Esther D. Gottlieb Collection

Accession Number

1989.51.27

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