Costume

Textile

2003-52-22B

From: Congo

Curatorial Section: African

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Object Number 2003-52-22B
Current Location Collections Storage
Provenience Congo
Section African
Materials Feather | Pigment
Description

Goes with "Father of All Dancers" costume. Painted white with a rim of feathers at top. Back has twine support for back of head. Eyes and mouth are hollow. Large mask. Incised especially at brow. Paint chipping.

Height 48 cm
Length 45 cm
Width 34 cm
Credit Line Gift of the Philadelphia Commercial Museum (also known as the Philadelphia Civic Center Museum), Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 2003
Other Number 1994.X.11311 - Other Number

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