Sapo. <em>Mask (Gela)</em>, 20th century. Wood, metal, cowrie shells, bluing, kaolin, animal teeth, antelope and duiker horn, boar tusk, plant fibers, textile, mud, ceramic, 16 x 14 1/2 x 11 1/2 in. (40.6 x 36.8 x 29.2 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. J Gordon Douglas III and Dr. and Mrs Milton Gross, by exchange, 2013.61.1. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 2013.61.1_overall_PS9.jpg)

Mask (Gela)

Artist:Sapo

Medium: Wood, metal, cowrie shells, bluing, kaolin, animal teeth, antelope and duiker horn, boar tusk, plant fibers, textile, mud, ceramic

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Dates:20th century

Dimensions: 16 x 14 1/2 x 11 1/2 in. (40.6 x 36.8 x 29.2 cm)

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Accession Number: 2013.61.1

Image: 2013.61.1_overall_PS9.jpg,

Catalogue Description:
Mask with carved, wooden hands framing sides. Antelope horns extend from mask’s center and short-horned buffalo (bushcow) horns create a crown shape at top. Boar tusks, cowrie shells, and pouches are added adornments. The mask has an independently carved, articulated jaw. Blue pigment (reckitt’s blue), kaolin, and other organic material are on mask's surface.

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