Object Number | 29-59-108 |
Current Location | Collections Storage |
Culture | Masongo | Kimbundu |
Provenience | Angola |
Section | African |
Materials | Fiber | Wood | Brass |
Description | Dancimg mask. Wood. Slits for eyes and mouth; sharp pointed teeth; prominent chin; incised lines (scarification?) on forehead and upper lip; studded with brass-headed nails. To top of mask is attached a cap of palm cloth over a framework of twigs. |
Height | 21.5 cm |
Credit Line | Purchased from Henry C. Mercer, 1927 |
Other Number | Mercer 22511 - Old Museum Number | 76 - Field No SF |
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