Ivory Coast Mask Carver film
odd: label: Local Numbers
content: HSFA 2011.13.1
place: label: Place
content: West Africa
label: Place
content: Côte d'Ivoire
topic: label: Topic
content: Masks
label: Topic
content: Carving (Decorative arts)
label: Topic
content: Sculpture
acqinfo: label: Provenance
content: This collection was donated by Anita J. Glaze in 2011.
culture: label: Culture
content: Senufo (African people)
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 1 Film reel (color silent; 700 feet, 16mm)
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1969-1970
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Human Studies Film Archives
identifier: label: Identifier
content: HSFA.2011.13
objectType: label: Type
content: Collection descriptions
label: Type
content: Archival materials
label: Type
content: Film reels
label: Type
content: Silent films
processinfo: label: Processing Information
content: Titles are supplied by the archivist for untitled films.
genre_format: label: Genre/Form
content: silent films
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: Footage documents a Senufo carver making a mask: 1) chopping a block of wood from a log, 2) carving the mask using hand adzes and knives and 3) painting the finished mask. Also documented is the ceremony in which the mask is used and other dance sculptures are shown.

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