Mask
| Object Number: | 37-22-271 |
|---|---|
| Current Location: | Collections Storage |
| Culture: | Sherbro |
| Provenience: | Sierra Leone Sherbro Island Bonthe Yoni |
| Section: | African |
| Materials: | Wood Fiber |
| Height: | 40 cm |
| Credit Line: | Expedition to Sierra Leone, West Africa; Henry Usher Hall, 1937 |
| Other Number: | 111 - Collector Number |
Description
Min Bondo Le. Wooden. The coiffure is surmounted by six representations of antelope horns disposed in pairs sagittally; the middle pair is surmounted by a device resembling a stepped pyramid. The mask is two-faced. There is the usual black-dyed raphia fringe. See Min Bondo le [37-22-268, 269].
Current & Past Exhibitions:
| Africa Galleries: From Maker To Museum (16 Nov 2019) | View Objects in Exhibition |
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