Bassa Passport Mask

Liberia

Early 20th c

4 1/8 inches high x 2 1/2 inches wide

Ex: Mona Gavigan, Washington D.C.

SOLD

Miniature masks were replicas of existing larger masks.  They were used as protective charms against illness, harm and for successful hunting and travel.

Mask was collected in Liberia from 1969-1975 by Blake Robinson, a diplomat working as the director of the US Educational & Cultural foundation