Mask

29-59-107

From: Angola

Curatorial Section: African

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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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