Mask
| Native Name | Ngady a Mwaash |
|---|---|
| Object Number: | AF3685 |
| Current Location: | Collections Storage |
| Culture: | Bangongo |
| Provenience: | Belgian Congo Kasai |
| Section: | African |
| Materials: | Fiber Cowrie Shell Wood Plant Fiber |
| Height: | 35 cm |
| Width: | 23 cm |
| Depth: | 22 cm |
| Credit Line: | Purchased from W. O. Oldman, 1912 |
| Other Number: | 27719 - Dealer's Number |
Description
Mask face is decorated with geometric designs, Blue and white beads cover nose and outline the mouth. Black, blue nd green beads cover the eyebrows. Two metal studs between eyes. Hairlin decorated with blue and white beads and cowrie shells. Dark colored cloth used on top of mask as hair. Cowrie shells attached in 15 rows. Side panel of mask is woven raffia cloth.
Current & Past Exhibitions:
| African Negro Sculpture (1957 - 1957) | View Objects in Exhibition |
| Imagine Africa with the Penn Museum (18 Sep 2011) | View Objects in Exhibition |
| African Sculpture from the University Museum (22 Nov 1986 - 08 Feb 1987) | View Objects in Exhibition |
| Evocative Images: African Sculpture from the University Museum (Traveling version of "African Sculpture from the University Museum") ( Sep 1988 - Apr 1990) | View Objects in Exhibition |
Bibliography:
| [Catalogue] Wardwell, Allen. 1986. African Sculpture from the University Museum, University of Pennsylvania.. Philadelphia Museum of Art. Actual Citation : Page/Fig./Plate: pp. 114-115, fig. 52 | View Objects related to this Actual Citation |
| [Article] Dougherty, Frank. 21 Nov 1986. African Sculpture, in Philadelphia Daily News.. pg. 1-15 Actual Citation : Page/Fig./Plate: p.1, fig. A7 | View Objects related to this Actual Citation |
| [Article] Plass, Margaret B. Dec 1957. "African Negro Sculpture: A Walk Through the Gallery". The University Museum Bulletin. Philadelphia. The University Museum. Vol. 21. no. 4. pg. 5-76 Actual Citation : Page/Fig./Plate: p. 64 | View Objects related to this Actual Citation |
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