Portrait Mask (mblo)

early to mid-1900s Overall: 41.2 cm (16 1/4 in.) Source image
https://clevelandart.org/art/1974.203

Male and female mblo masks, highly valued by the Baule people, are used in a variety of entertainment dances. Wearing elaborate coiffures and delicate facial scars, they are seen as portraits of known individuals. Their idealized rendering embodies core traits of Baule aesthet...

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1974.203
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