Title
Dan Mask Of Forest Demon
Abstract
Highly polished, rather primitively carved wood mask. Note tiny pointed chin and long narrow nose, as well as narrow eyes. Mask repaired in several places, appears to have been cracked down right side. Saw marks on back suggest that back of mask sawed off at one time.
Collection Name
Dramatic Museum Realia
Shelf Location
Box no. 117, DM number: M18.02
Subjects
Demonology
Format
masks (costume); objects
Genre
Masks, Dan
Origin Information
Côte d'Ivoire
Date
between 1700 and 1966
Physical Description
9.875" x 6.5"
Note
Date range based on the date range ([18th c.]-1966) of the Dramatic Museum Realia collection
Note (Original format)
wood
Note (Ownership)
Gift, Stanley Marcus through Carlebach, 1953
Library Location
Rare Book & Manuscript Library, Columbia University
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Also In
Dramatic museum realia
Persistent URL
https://dx.doi.org/10.7916/D8X93TTB