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Moon Mask, ca. 1880, Côte d'Ivoire, Baule peoples, Wood, H. 10 1/2 × W. 6 3/4 × D. 5 1/4 in. (26.7 × 17.1 × 13.3 cm), Wood-Sculpture, This Baule mask features a perfectly round, domed face framed by a flat rim bordered with a pierced serrated decoration, echoing the zigzag border of a cup delicately balanced at the summit. The crescent eyes, slender nose, naturalistic mouth, and a panel of concentric triangles carved in relief on each cheek contribute to the refined composition.

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Caption: Moon Mask, ca. 1880, Côte d'Ivoire, Baule peoples, Wood, H. 10 1/2 × W. 6 3/4 × D. 5 1/4 in. (26.7 × 17.1 × 13.3 cm), Wood-Sculpture, This Baule mask features a perfectly round, domed face framed by a flat rim bordered with a pierced serrated decoration, echoing the zigzag border of a cup delicately balanced at the summit. The crescent eyes, slender nose, naturalistic mouth, and a panel of concentric triangles carved in relief on each cheek contribute to the refined composition

Credit: Album / quintlox

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Image size: 3923 × 5199 px | 58.4 MB

Print size: 33.2 × 44.0 cm | 1544.5 × 2046.9 in (300 dpi)

Keywords: 10 1/2 • 13.3 CM • 17.1 • 1880 • 26.7 • 5 1/4 • 6 3/4 • BALANCED • BAS-RELIEF • BAULE PEOPLES • BAULE • BORDERED • CARVED • CHARACTERISTIC • CHEEK CONTRIBUTE • CONCENTRIC TRIANGLES • COTE D'IVOIRE • CRESCENT EYES • CUP DELICATELY • D • DECORATION • DECORATIONS • DOMED FACE • ECHOING • EMBOSSED • FEATURES • FLAT RIM • FRAMED • H • H. • MASCARA • MASK • MOON MASK • NATURALISTIC MOUTH • PANEL • PERFECTLY ROUND • PIERCED SERRATED • REFINED COMPOSITION • RELIEF • RELIEFS • RELIEVE • SLENDER NOSE • SUMMIT • SUNKEN RELIEF • W • WOOD • WOOD-SCULPTURE • ZIGZAG BORDER • ÇA