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Baule. <em>Mblo Portrait Mask</em>, late 19th–early 20th century. Wood, pigment, 13 3/8 x 8 7/16 x 6 1/8 in. (34 x 21.5 x 15.5 cm). Brooklyn Museum, The Adolph and Esther D. Gottlieb Collection, 1989.51.15. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 1989.51.15_front_PS2.jpg)
Baule. Mblo Portrait Mask, late 19th–early 20th century. Wood, pigment, 13 3/8 x 8 7/16 x 6 1/8 in. (34 x 21.5 x 15.5 cm). Brooklyn Museum, The Adolph and Esther D. Gottlieb Collection, 1989.51.15. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 1989.51.15_front_PS2.jpg)
Baule. <em>Mblo Portrait Mask</em>, late 19th–early 20th century. Wood, pigment, 13 3/8 x 8 7/16 x 6 1/8 in. (34 x 21.5 x 15.5 cm). Brooklyn Museum, The Adolph and Esther D. Gottlieb Collection, 1989.51.15. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 1989.51.15_front_PS2.jpg)

Baule. Mblo Portrait Mask, late 19th–early 20th century. Wood, pigment, 13 3/8 x 8 7/16 x 6 1/8 in. (34 x 21.5 x 15.5 cm). Brooklyn Museum, The Adolph and Esther D. Gottlieb Collection, 1989.51.15. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 1989.51.15_front_PS2.jpg)

Baule. <em>Mblo Portrait Mask</em>, late 19th–early 20th century. Wood, pigment, 13 3/8 x 8 7/16 x 6 1/8 in. (34 x 21.5 x 15.5 cm). Brooklyn Museum, The Adolph and Esther D. Gottlieb Collection, 1989.51.15. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.1989.51.15_print_front_bw.jpg)

Baule. Mblo Portrait Mask, late 19th–early 20th century. Wood, pigment, 13 3/8 x 8 7/16 x 6 1/8 in. (34 x 21.5 x 15.5 cm). Brooklyn Museum, The Adolph and Esther D. Gottlieb Collection, 1989.51.15. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.1989.51.15_print_front_bw.jpg)

Baule. <em>Mblo Portrait Mask</em>, late 19th–early 20th century. Wood, pigment, 13 3/8 x 8 7/16 x 6 1/8 in. (34 x 21.5 x 15.5 cm). Brooklyn Museum, The Adolph and Esther D. Gottlieb Collection, 1989.51.15. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 1989.51.15_front_SL1.jpg)

Baule. Mblo Portrait Mask, late 19th–early 20th century. Wood, pigment, 13 3/8 x 8 7/16 x 6 1/8 in. (34 x 21.5 x 15.5 cm). Brooklyn Museum, The Adolph and Esther D. Gottlieb Collection, 1989.51.15. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 1989.51.15_front_SL1.jpg)

Baule. <em>Mblo Portrait Mask</em>, late 19th–early 20th century. Wood, pigment, 13 3/8 x 8 7/16 x 6 1/8 in. (34 x 21.5 x 15.5 cm). Brooklyn Museum, The Adolph and Esther D. Gottlieb Collection, 1989.51.15. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.1989.51.15_print_side_bw.jpg)

Baule. Mblo Portrait Mask, late 19th–early 20th century. Wood, pigment, 13 3/8 x 8 7/16 x 6 1/8 in. (34 x 21.5 x 15.5 cm). Brooklyn Museum, The Adolph and Esther D. Gottlieb Collection, 1989.51.15. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.1989.51.15_print_side_bw.jpg)

Baule. <em>Mblo Portrait Mask</em>, late 19th–early 20th century. Wood, pigment, 13 3/8 x 8 7/16 x 6 1/8 in. (34 x 21.5 x 15.5 cm). Brooklyn Museum, The Adolph and Esther D. Gottlieb Collection, 1989.51.15. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 1989.51.15_edited_version_SL1.jpg)

Baule. Mblo Portrait Mask, late 19th–early 20th century. Wood, pigment, 13 3/8 x 8 7/16 x 6 1/8 in. (34 x 21.5 x 15.5 cm). Brooklyn Museum, The Adolph and Esther D. Gottlieb Collection, 1989.51.15. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 1989.51.15_edited_version_SL1.jpg)

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Mblo Portrait Mask

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CULTURE Baule
MEDIUM Wood, pigment
GEOGRAPHICAL LOCATIONS
DATES late 19th–early 20th century
DIMENSIONS 13 3/8 x 8 7/16 x 6 1/8 in. (34 x 21.5 x 15.5 cm)  (show scale)
COLLECTIONS Arts of Africa
ACCESSION NUMBER 1989.51.15
CREDIT LINE The Adolph and Esther D. Gottlieb Collection
CATALOGUE DESCRIPTION Oval mask with serrated carved edge and elongated bird figure curving down from forehead. Crescent-shaped eyes pierced with slits. Rectangular beard. CONDITION: Notch in top of bird head, pigment on mouth, hair, and bird beak flaked away.
MUSEUM LOCATION This item is not on view
CAPTION Baule. Mblo Portrait Mask, late 19th–early 20th century. Wood, pigment, 13 3/8 x 8 7/16 x 6 1/8 in. (34 x 21.5 x 15.5 cm). Brooklyn Museum, The Adolph and Esther D. Gottlieb Collection, 1989.51.15. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 1989.51.15_front_PS2.jpg)
IMAGE front, 1989.51.15_front_PS2.jpg. Brooklyn Museum photograph, 2007
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Baule. <em>Mblo Portrait Mask</em>, late 19th–early 20th century. Wood, pigment, 13 3/8 x 8 7/16 x 6 1/8 in. (34 x 21.5 x 15.5 cm). Brooklyn Museum, The Adolph and Esther D. Gottlieb Collection, 1989.51.15. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 1989.51.15_front_PS2.jpg)

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TAGS

Mask
mark
bird
wood
african
ritual
face
eyes
sleeping
stylized
carving
Mbolo Mask with Bird Figure
Mblo
Yaure
Performance
Portraits
Ornamentation
Beauty
Combs
ivory coast
African mask

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