Fetish, man's mask

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Object Number 17-41-50/B1763

Display Title Fetish, man's mask

Descriptions

Object Description Fetish, man's mask

Inventory Description Mask, carved wood, hollow eyes and mouth, inlay peg teeth, feather bundle top

Classification

Mask

Department Ethnographic

Culture

Ngbaka

Geography/Provenience/Site Name

Africa / Zaire

Materials Wood, Feather, Vegetable fiber, Pigment

Dimensions Overall: 44 x 34.2 x 17.8 cm (17 5/16 x 13 7/16 x 7 in.)

Quantity 6

Label on object B/ 1763

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