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Object Number
30-2-50/B4937
Display Title
Mask. Lupelup, Ngi cult mask.
Descriptions
Object Description
Mask. Lupelu, Ngi cult mask. Probably Ngumba, type also known from Balu & Ewondo Elobaloba, the masked officiant of the Ngi cult (L. Siroto). Made in imitation of old cult mask. Cost 48¢.
Inventory Description
Mask, wood, carved withfacial features and 2 curved tapered horns, rectangular
Classification
- Mask
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Fang
- Ngwamba
- Mekei
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
/
Cameroon
Additional Geographic Terms
Forest region; Cameroon, south
Materials
Wood, Vegetable fiber, Pigment
Dimensions
Overall: 92.2 x 20.2 x 13.5 cm (36 5/16 x 7 15/16 x 5 5/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
30-2-50/B4937
Provenance
Donor
George Schwab
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004.24.28185A | Face mask with long horns |
Cameroon
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| 30-2-50/B4947 | Tungaga - cult mask. |
Carving
Raw Material |
Cameroon
| |
| 2004.24.17224 | Cult mask |
Cameroon
| ||
| 30-2-50/B4946 | Tungunga - cult mask |
Mask
Raw Material |
Cameroon
| |
| 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
| ||
| 20-29-50/B2196 | Divining tusk (imitation ebony tusks of "ngi" society containing "medicine" |
Carving
|
Cameroon
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