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Polychrome Face Mask (Bedu)

Bembe

Artwork Details

Polychrome Face Mask (Bedu)
19th century - 20th century
Bembe
wood, fiber, metal
95 x 44 x 5 ½ in. (241.3 x 111.76 x 13.97 cm)
Gift of the Robbins Center for Cross Cultural Communications in memory of Warren M. Robbins
2014/2.73

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Physical Description:

An extremely large sundial circle top, separated into triangular sections with eyes and a mouth carved out. The colors are in blue, red, white and black. There is a narrow center to represent two black arms and a chin. The triangluar colored pattern is continued onto the bottom with a geometric pattern.

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