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© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University
Janus
© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University
© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University
© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University
ClassificationsAfrican Art

Janus

CultureDan
Date20th Century
MediumWood
Credit LineGift of Charles S. Ackerman and Joanne McGill-Ackerman
Dimensions3 5/8 x 1 1/2 x 1 3/4 in. (9.2 x 3.8 x 4.4 cm)
Object number2017.032.102
ProvenanceEx coll. Charles S. Ackerman (1933-2017), Atlanta, Georgia, purchased from Charles Jones African Art, Wilmington, North Carolina, November 29, 2004.
MarkingsRed #51a on bottom
Status
Not on view
Collections
  • African Art
© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University
Janus Helmet Mask
mid 20th Century
© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University
Janus
20th Century
© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University
Janus
20th Century
© Bruce M. White, 2010.
Janus-Figure, Kabeja
late 19th-mid 20th Century
© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University
Janus Figure, Bateba
20th Century
© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University
Janus Head Shango Staff
© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University. Photo by Michael McKelvey.
Janus Headcrest Mask
19th-20th Century
© Bruce M. White, 2008.
Janus Cup
late 19th-mid 20th Century
Courtesy of the Georges Ricard Foundation and the California Institute of World Archaeology
Janus Head Flask
1st-3rd Century CE
Courtesy of the Georges Ricard Foundation and the California Institute of World Archaeology
Janus Head Flask
1st - 2nd Century CE
© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University
Temple of Janus
Tommaso Barlacchi
1550
© Bruce M. White, 2010.
Poro Society mask
20th Century