Face Mask (Tehe gla)

Cleveland Museum of Art

Face Mask (Tehe gla) by Abdoulaye Konaté. The mask has a red-painted face with a wide nose and mouth. Two round holes represent the eyes, while the top of the head is dome-shaped and brown. The mouth features several teeth. A beard made of dark-brown hair and a row of sharp, light-brown wooden spikes encircle the face. The background is gray with a shadow cast by the mask.