Lowcountry Digital Library : Item Viewer

Item Information

Title	Smoked ivory ornamental face mask
Date	1954-1989
Material Type	Ivories (sculptures)
Description	Smoked ivory ornamental face mask, mouth has five carved pointed teeth; origin Epulu (Democratic Republic of the Congo, formerly Zaire), but is a replica of masks created by the Dan people of Cote d'Ivoire.
Dimensions	Width: 6.5 cm, Height: 10 cm.
Subject	Ivory carving -- Congo (Democratic Republic) Art objects -- Africa Masks -- Africa, Central Masks -- Africa, West Dan (African People) Art -- Cote d'Ivoire
Geographic Region	Africa Africa, Sub-Saharan Africa, Central Africa, West Congo (Democratic Republic) Cote d'Ivoire
Collector	Towles, Joseph A. Turnbull, Colin M.
Collection in Repository	Joseph A. Towles Artifact Collection
Call Number	1989.001.163ll
Holding Institution	Avery Research Center at the College of Charleston
Digital Collection	Avery Research Center Artifact Collection
Rights	Digital image copyright 2009, The College of Charleston Libraries. All rights reserved. For more information contact The College of Charleston Library, Charleston, SC 29424.
Media Type	Objects

• Avery Research Center Artifact Collection •