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Three Dan and Bassa Masks
- Culture
- Dan and Bassa
- Origin
- Liberia
- Period
- 20th century
- Object
- Mask
- Materials
- Wood
- Dimensions
- larger mask 27.3 × 13.3 cm; passport masks 15.9 × 6.7 cm
- Catalogue
- TRB-080
A group of three carved wooden masks: two small examples of the miniature "passport" type and one larger mask. The larger has a niche cut into the reverse for hanging and does not appear to have been made for wearing.
Provenance
Estate of Thomas McNemar (1931–2020), who collected in Central and West Africa in the 1960s and 1970s and ran galleries of African art in New York and San Francisco.Acquired
Hilliard & Co. · 2022
