New photography by Shannon Ruff captured with a digital camera-2006.

Ntomo Society Face Mask

Artist Marka peoples (Malian)

CultureAfrican

DateEarly- to mid-20th century

MediumWood | Metal

DimensionsOverall: 16 1/2 in. (41.9 cm)

Credit LineGift of Walter P. Chrysler, Jr.

Object number71.2384

Collections

African Art

On View

Chrysler Museum of Art, Gallery 110

DescriptionMask made of wood and metal overlay. Ntomo society mask.

Published ReferencesDon Harrison, "Art Unveiled," _Coastal Virginia Magazine,_ April 2014, 52.

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