Object 04 / 12
Moon face mask from an mblo performance
The museum places this work among entertainment masks used in public daytime mblo or gbagba performances.
- Recorded culture
- Baule peoples
- Place
- Côte d’Ivoire
- Date
- Mid-19th–early 20th century
- Materials
- Wood
What the record supports
The Met’s object record links the mask to performance rather than treating it as an isolated sculpture. Its visual effect would have emerged through a dancer, movement, music and spectators.