Poro Society Mask
Date19th/20th Century
Object PlaceLiberia, West Africa, Africa
MediumWood, feathers
Dimensions2 3/4 × 8 1/2 × 5 1/2 inches (6.99 × 21.59 × 13.97 cm)
ClassificationsSculpture
Credit LineBequest of Robert H. Tannahill
Object number70.80
DescriptionDarkened black wood oval face mask with pointed chin, long cut-out slit eyes, small nose with flat bottom. Protrud- ing diamond-shaped mouth with hole between lips, long bunch of feathers tied to bottom of mask. Row of closely spaced holes around edge of mask, and two additional rows on top.On View
On view
900 BC
c. 1900
c. 1890
1860-1868
1840/1860
19th Century
19th/20th Century
1300/1500
1900-1902
19th/20th Century
19th Century
c. 1893