Mask

Object Number:

AF54

Current Location:

Collections storage

Culture:

Bushongo
Kuba (African culture)

Provenience:

Zaire
Kasai District
Belgian Congo

Section:

African

Materials:

Wood
Shell
Glass
Fabric
Vegetable Fiber

Description:

Witch doctor's mask. Both beaded ears missing from exhibition. Leopard skin face with beaded ornamentation, plus shells.

Credit Line:

Purchased from W. H. Leslie

Mask Parade (31 Oct 1947)

[Journal] Hall, H. U. "The African Collections" Vol.: Vol. 3, No. 6. : Page/Fig./Plate: 155

[Article] 1947. Masks. The University Museum Bulletin. 13:1 : Page/Fig./Plate: 17