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Archival Materials
Ivory Coast Mask Carver film
Dates:
1969-1970
Size:
1 Film reel (color silent; 700 feet, 16mm)
Collection ID:
HSFA.2011.13
Repository:
Human Studies Film Archives
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. Please note that the …