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Collection of the Lowe Art Museum, University of Miami
Face Mask
Collection of the Lowe Art Museum, University of Miami
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Face Mask

Artist/Maker (Ivory Coast)
Artist/Maker (Ivory Coast)
Datemid 20th century
Mediumwood and paint
DimensionsOverall: 15 5/8 x 7 1/8 x 3 in. (39.7 x 18.1 x 7.6 cm)
ClassificationsCostumes and Accessories
Credit LineGift of an Anonymous Donor
Terms
    Object number78.035.001
    DescriptionThe bushcow is a sign of danger and summoning the powers of the wild to deal with human problems. The bushcow is crepuscular, being most active at dawn and at dusk and seeming to disappear in the daytime. It also likes to submerge itself in mud wallows and to swim. Thus, it seems able to “get away” from difficulties. It is particularly aggressive when wounded or provoked.
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    Not on view
    Collections
    Collection of the Lowe Art Museum, University of Miami
    Bamana people
    not dated
    Collection of the Lowe Art Museum, University of Miami
    Dan people
    early 20th century
    Collection of the Lowe Art Museum, University of Miami
    Central Highlands/Atlantic Watershed
    ca. 500-1000
    Collection of the Lowe Art Museum, University of Miami
    George Benjamin Luks
    ca. 1900
    Collection of the Lowe Art Museum, University of Miami
    Artist Unknown
    late 19th to early 20th century (printed 1992)
    Collection of the Lowe Art Museum, University of Miami
    Antonio Beato
    late 19th to early 20th century (printed 1992)
    Collection of the Lowe Art Museum, University of Miami
    Deborah Butterfield
    1991
    Collection of the Lowe Art Museum, University of Miami
    1723-1735
    Collection of the Lowe Art Museum, University of Miami
    Bamana people
    ca. 1960
    Collection of the Lowe Art Museum, University of Miami
    Rodrigo Abd
    2003
    Collection of the Lowe Art Museum, University of Miami
    Bamana people
    not dated