Mask

AF1884

From: Zaire | Belgian Congo | Kasai District

Curatorial Section: African

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Object Number AF1884
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Baluba
Provenience Zaire | Belgian Congo | Kasai District
Section African
Materials Wood | Fiber
Description

Wooden mask. Elongated oval shaped face; small eyes; incised eyebrows; raised rectangular nose; open mouth; defined chin; three sided square shape protrusion from chin; two pieces of raffia on either side, tied and knotted; face is ornamentally adorned on both sides; incised triangle on square shaped plank below chin; two nails are found on the underside of piece, upper rim, and center of forehead.

Height 32 cm
Width 16 cm
Credit Line Purchased from J. F. G. Umlauff, 1912
Other Number 1419 | 24B - Other Number

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