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Mask of Wisdom (Gbona Gla)
Wè, 1900-1966
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Wè
Mask of Wisdom (Gbona Gla)
Wè, 1900-1966
Physical Qualities
Wood, human hair, animal tail (possibly goat), cloth, metal, polychrome, 43 x 29.5 x 17.3 cm.
Credit Line
Gift of Gilbert and Jean Jackson, Potomac, Maryland
Object Number
2003.156
Face with protruding cylinders on cheeks; large overhanging forehead flanked by a horn on either side; large semi-circular open mouth with protruding tongue and metal teeth; iron hook on top of head; animal tail hair under nose as mustache; two shotgun shells on proper right side; bunches of human hair around chin and cloth attached to both sides.
The Baltimore Museum of Art by gift 2003; Gilbert and Jean Jackson, Potomac, Maryland; ex Birmingham Museum of Art
