10 / The Natural World

Gela Mask (The Ancient One)

» Wee artist, Liberia/Cote d’Ivoire

Artist / Origin	Wee artist, Liberia/Cote d’Ivoire Region: Africa
Date	20th century Period: 1900 CE - 2010 CE
Material	Wood, raffia, cloth, teeth, feathers, hair, fiber cord, cowrie shells, mud, and pigment Medium: Other
Dimensions	H: 31 7/8 in. (81 cm.), W: 18 (45.7 cm.), D: 10 15/16 in. (27.8 cm)
Location	Seattle Art Museum, Seattle, WA
Credit	Courtesy of the Seattle Art Museum, Gift of Katherine White and the Boeing Company/Photo by Pamela McCluskey

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