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Object Number
30-2-50/B4947
Display Title
Tungaga - cult mask.
Descriptions
Object Description
Tungunga - cult mask. L. Siroto: Probably intended as dance headdress. Made in imitation of old masks.
Inventory Description
Carving, wood, human face, painted and incised, round face, long neck
Classification
- Raw Material
- Carving
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Bamum
- Sudanese
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
/
Cameroon
Additional Geographic Terms
Cameroon, central
Materials
Wood, Pigment
Dimensions
Overall: 68 x 29 x 27.5 cm (26 3/4 x 11 7/16 x 10 13/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
B-4947
Provenance
Collector
George Schwab
(1930)
Seller
George Schwab
(1930)
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| PrimaryMedia | Object Number | Title | Classification | Geography/Provenience | SHARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30-2-50/B4946 | Tungunga - cult mask |
Mask
Raw Material |
Cameroon
| |
| 30-2-50/B4937 | Mask. Lupelup, Ngi cult mask. |
Mask
|
Cameroon
| |
| 2004.24.30239 | Hood mask with two faces |
Liberia
| ||
| 2004.24.8484 | Large, cult mask, grass or straw fringe |
Cameroon
| ||
| 2004.24.8485 | Large, cult masks, grass or straw fringe |
Cameroon
| ||
| 2004.24.8486 | Large, cult masks, grass or straw fringe |
Cameroon
| ||
| 2004.24.8487 | Large, cult masks, grass or straw fringe |
Cameroon
| ||
| 2004.24.8481 | Cult masks on exhibition |
Cameroon
| ||
| 2004.24.8482 | Large cult masks |
Cameroon
| ||
| 2004.24.8483 | Large cult mask, grass or straw fringe |
Cameroon
| ||
| 975-12-50/11822 | Baton with head on ringed neck, finely incised coiffure, "used in snake cult" wo |
Carving
|
Congo
| |
| 22-2-50/B3005 | Long face mask |
Mask
|
Cameroon
|