Poro Society Mask
Unidentified Senufo maker
early 20th century
Wood
Overall: 16 9/16 × 11 13/16 × 10 1/4 in. (42 × 30 × 26 cm)
Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth: Museum Purchase
167.6.24037
Geography
Place Made: Northern Cote d'Ivoire, Cote d'Ivoire, Western Africa, Africa
Period
20th century
Object Name
Ceremonial Artifact: Mask
Research Area
Africa
Not on view
Course History
ANTH 3, Intro to Cultural Anthropology, Sienna Craig, Winter 2019
Provenance
Purchased by Professor James W. Fernandez from a trade in Lome, Togo for Dartmouth College Museum, 1967.
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