Senufo Firespitter Mask
Senufo Firespitter Mask
Artist: Unknown Senufo artist
Name: Kponyungo “Firespitter” helmet mask
Origin: Senufo people of Cote d’Ivoire
Made of: Wood
Dimensions: 12.2 in (31 cm) high, 12.2 in (31 cm) wide, 35.05 in (89 cm) long
From: Gift of Dr. J. Hans and Thelma Lehman, 1983
Accession number: 1983-01-006
On display in PLU’s Mortvedt Library (2nd floor)
Côte d’Ivoire
Description: A wooden mask with a long snout containing many barred teeth. There are multiple sets of tusks on the snout and head, as well as a pair of long antelope horns off the back.