Mask
AF1884
From: Zaire | Belgian Congo | Kasai District
Curatorial Section: African
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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