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Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Randy Batista
Double-Faced Mask (waniougo)
Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Randy Batista

Double-Faced Mask (waniougo)

Maker Senufo Artist
Date20th century
Made/manufacturedCôte d'Ivoire, Africa
MediumWood with traces of paint
Dimensions14 1/4 x 26 x 10 in. (36.2 x 66 x 25.4 cm)
ClassificationsClothing and accessories
Credit LineGift of Roy and Sophia Sieber, donated in honor of Anita Glaze
Object number1995.1
Collections
Descriptionof animal form with large curving horns and teeth; ferocious looking; two muzzles facing away from each other; at the top center is small cup; traces of pigment in a dot design
Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Foad Seyed Mohammadi
Yoruba Artist
20th century
Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Foad Seyed Mohammadi
Yoruba Artist
mid 20th century
Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Foad Seyed Mohammadi
Maya, Mexico, Northern Lowlands, Yucatan
800-1000
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Akan Artist
undated
Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Foad Seyed Mohammadi
Olmec, Mexico
1000-300 BCE
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Unknown
undated
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Yoruba Artist
undated
Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Randy Batista
Unknown Chinese Artist
Tang Dynasty (618-906), 7th-9th century
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Akan Artist
19th-20th century