Mask
85-50-1
From: Congo
Curatorial Section: African
Object Number | 85-50-1 |
Current Location | Collections Storage |
Culture | Kuba (African culture) |
Provenience | Congo |
Date Made | 1900-1925 |
Section | African |
Materials | Wood | Metal | Raffia |
Description | Painted wood. Attached pieces of plate brass covering nose, mouth and lower portion of the face. Feather headdress surmounting a woven fiber cap embroidered with glass trade beads and cowrie shels. Raffia beard attached around chin area. |
Credit Line | Gift of Nancy Dubrow, 1985 |
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