id: 146943 accession number: 1972.341 share license status: Copyrighted url: https://clevelandart.org/art/1972.341 updated: 2023-08-23 22:24:37.465000 Male Mask, c. 1940s. Africa, West Africa, Côte d’Ivoire, Baule-style carver. Wood; overall: 22.9 cm (9 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Katherine C. White 1972.341 title: Male Mask title in original language: series: series in original language: creation date: c. 1940s creation date earliest: 1940 creation date latest: 1949 current location: creditline: Gift of Katherine C. White copyright: --- culture: Africa, West Africa, Côte d’Ivoire, Baule-style carver technique: wood department: African Art collection: African Art type: Mask find spot: catalogue raisonne: --- CREATORS --- measurements: Overall: 22.9 cm (9 in.) state of the work: edition of the work: support materials: inscriptions: --- CURRENT EXHIBITIONS title: Year in Review: 1972 opening date: 1973-02-27T05:00:00 Year in Review: 1972. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (February 27-March 18, 1973). --- LEGACY EXHIBITIONS * CMA 1968: "African Tribal Images: The Katherine White Reswick Collection," cat. no. 79, repr.
CMA 1973: "Year in Review 1972," CMA Bulletin LX (March, 1973), p. 107, no. 37 --- PROVENANCE Stolper date: 1961 footnotes: citations: Stolper (1961); Katherine White Reswick date: footnotes: citations: --- fun fact: digital description: wall description: Used in performances at women's funerals and harvest festivals this mask was probably a generalized portrait of a specific person noted for his dancing skill, beauty, and reputation. He would have danced alongside his mask image during the performance. Smooth, rounded surfaces and clearly defined facial scarifications are marks of beauty and civility among the Baule. See video --- RELATED WORKS --- CITATIONS --- IMAGES