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Collection of the Lowe Art Museum, University of Miami
Ceremonial Mask Cover
Collection of the Lowe Art Museum, University of Miami
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Ceremonial Mask Cover

Artist/Maker (Ivory Coast)
Datenot dated
Mediumcloth, gri-gri's, claws, horns, shells and metal
DimensionsOverall: 20 x 8 x 3 1/2 in. (50.8 x 20.3 x 8.9 cm)
ClassificationsCostumes and Accessories
Credit LineGift of Alan Potamkin
Terms
    Object number2012.2.9
    On View
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    DescriptionThe basic object here is a typical West African "mitre" style hat worn by men from Sierra Leone and Liberia through Mali and the Ivory Coast to as far eastward as Nigeria and Chad. The addition of charms transforms the hat into a ritual accessory used to cover and protect a mask when it is not being worn. Square, leather-covered packets know as gri-gri's are common West African Islamic charms.

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