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Yassi Healing Mask

CultureSierra Leone or Liberia, Sherbro culture
Date20th century
Mediumstained black wood with brass tacks
Dimensions14 3/4 × 9 in. (37.5 × 22.9 cm)
Classificationssculpture
Credit LineGift of Reginald and Celeste Hodges
Terms
    Object number2021.29.5
    On View
    On view
    Collections
    • African and Oceanic
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