Mano Mask, Liberia
Liberian mask, from the Mano people in Nimba County. Made of ebony-like wood. Circa mid 20th century. Replica of a larger mask. Has shell inlay and possibly monkey hair. Shell inlay is featured in a vertical line down the forehead of the mask's face, in order of colors red, white, black, to a brown shell that matches the color of the entire mask. There are holes on either side of the mask for the string that is threaded through it for use to be worn. The mask itself is oval-shaped, with the facial features accentuated: the eyebrows or supraorbital ridge stretches across the width of the mask, along with the eye slits, and the nose is elongated along the length of the mask and is protruding at the same height as the forehead. The hair on the mask is about 4 inches long and acts as a beard that covers where a mouth would be in the mask.
Mask is accompanied by a Pan Am boarding pass with info written on it. Unsure if plane ticket itself relates to flight to Liberia.
- Object: Mano Mask, Liberia
- Artist: -
- Circa: Mid-20th century
- Dimensions: 11" L x 4.5" W x 2.5" H
- Culture Area: Africa / West Africa / Liberia
- Cultural Group: Mano
- Cultural Context: -
- Donor: Sharon Koch
- Catalog #: 119.023