Collection:
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ADJUNCT MODULE D: WORLD ART
LocalCollection
ADJUNCT MODULE D: WORLD ART
Collection
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Preferred Title:
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Face Mask (gunye ge)
Work_PrefTitle
Face Mask (gunye ge)
Preferred Title
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Image View:
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Overall view from right side
Image_Title
Overall view from right side
Image View
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Creator:
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unknown (Dan (Mande style))
Agent_Display
unknown (Dan (Mande style))
Creator
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Location:
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repository: Musée du Quai Branly-Jacques Chirac (Paris, Île-de-France, France) 73.1966.3.10
Work_Location_Type_D isplay
repository: Musée du Quai Branly-Jacques Chirac (Paris, Île-de-France, France) 73.1966.3.10
Location
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Location Note:
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From Africa to the Americas: Face-to-Face Picasso, Past and Present (2018 exhibition)
Work_LocationNotes
From Africa to the Americas: Face-to-Face Picasso, Past and Present (2018 exhibition)
Location Note
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Date:
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20th century; before 1966 (creation)
Work_DateDisplay
20th century; before 1966 (creation)
Date
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Cultural Context:
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Dan (Mande style); Ivorian
Work_Culture
Dan (Mande style); Ivorian
Cultural Context
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Style Period:
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Dan (Mande style)
Work_StylePeriodDisp lay
Dan (Mande style)
Style Period
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Work Type 1:
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ceremonial mask
Work_Worktype1
ceremonial mask
Work Type 1
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Work Type 2:
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sculpture (visual work)
Work_Worktype2
sculpture (visual work)
Work Type 2
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Classification:
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Sculpture and Installations
Work_Classification
Sculpture and Installations
Classification
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Material:
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wood (Oldfieldia africana)
Work_MaterialDisplay
wood (Oldfieldia africana)
Material
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Technique:
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carving (processes)
Work_Technique
carving (processes)
Technique
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Measurements:
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25.1 cm (height) x 15.6 (width) x 8.4 cm (depth)
Work_MeasurementDisp lay
25.1 cm (height) x 15.6 (width) x 8.4 cm (depth)
Measurements
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Subjects:
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recreation and games; festivals; Masks; ritual object; African; athletic competition
Work_Image_SubjectDi splay
recreation and games; festivals; Masks; ritual object; African; athletic competition
Subjects
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Description:
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From Côte d'Ivoire. In Dan society, dangerous immaterial forest spirits are translated into the forms of human face masks. Whether or not they are worn, such sculptures are spiritually charged. Male performers, gle-zo, experience a dream sent by the mask spirit that allows them to dance it. In performance, the masks are integrated into the hierarchical system that governs political and religious life. There are different spirit personalities; this is the mask of Gunyege (Gunye ge), the mask of the champion runner of the community, worn during foot races and kept by the winner. (Source: Metropolitan Museum of Art [website]; http://www.metmuseum .org)
Work_Description_Sou rce
From Côte d'Ivoire. In Dan society, dangerous immaterial forest spirits are translated into the forms of human face masks. Whether or not they are worn, such sculptures are spiritually charged. Male performers, gle-zo, experience a dream sent by the mask spirit that allows them to dance it. In performance, the masks are integrated into the hierarchical system that governs political and religious life. There are different spirit personalities; this is the mask of Gunyege (Gunye ge), the mask of the champion runner of the community, worn during foot races and kept by the winner. (Source: Metropolitan Museum of Art [website]; http://www.metmuseum .org)
Description
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Collection:
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Archivision Adjunct Module D: World Art
LocalCollection
Archivision Adjunct Module D: World Art
Collection
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Identifier:
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7A3-AFRICAN-FAFFM-GG A-A01
Image_OriginalVendor ID
7A3-AFRICAN-FAFFM-GG A-A01
Identifier
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Rights:
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© Scott Gilchrist, Archivision, Inc.
Image_Rights
© Scott Gilchrist, Archivision, Inc.
Rights
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