About this artwork
Male animal-shaped Senufo helmet masks are contrasting complements to female face masks. These works together embody harmony between male and female roles. According to Anita Glaze, a leading scholar of Senufo arts, the central principle of “pairing for perfection” in such objects aims to promote unity, continuity, wholeness, and completion.
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Status
- Currently Off View
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Department
- Arts of Africa
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Culture
- Senufo
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Title
- Helmet Mask
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Place
- Korhogo, Département de (Object made in)
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Date
- 1900–1950
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Medium
- Wood and sacrificial material
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Dimensions
- 34 × 24 × 22 cm (13 3/8 × 9 1/2 × 8 3/4 in.)
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Credit Line
- Gift of Anita Glaze
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Reference Number
- 2019.1197
Extended information about this artwork
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