Object Number | 29-59-107 |
Current Location | Collections Storage |
Culture | Masongo | Kimbundu |
Provenience | Angola |
Section | African |
Materials | Wood | Leather | Fiber |
Description | Dancing mask. Wood colored red; slits for eyes and mouth. Sharp pointed teeth; prominent chin; incised lines (scarification?) on forehead. To the top of the mask is attached a cap of skin over a framework of twigs; the hairy side is inside; the outside shows traces of red coloring. |
Height | 21 cm |
Credit Line | Purchased from Henry C. Mercer, 1927 |
Other Number | Mercer 22507 - Old Museum Number | 317 - Field No SF |
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