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Wooden mask with slit mouth, cowrie type eyes, pink-ochre tempera (?) applied t
Wooden mask with slit mouth, cowrie type eyes, pink-ochre tempera (?) applied t
Object Number 975-12-50/11798
Display Title Wooden mask with slit mouth, cowrie type eyes, pink-ochre tempera (?) applied t
Descriptions
Object Description Wooden mask with slit mouth, cowrie type eyes, pink-ochre tempera (?) applied to interior surface. Not bone as Carlebach appraisal suggests. 12 1/4" h.
Inventory Description Carved wooden mask, human face, open slit mouth, pigment, perforated side/ botto
Classification
  • Mask
Department Ethnographic
Date 1800-1975?
Culture
  • Lega
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Zaire
Additional Geographic Terms Belgian Congo
Materials Wood, Pigment
Dimensions Overall: 27.5 x 18 x 7.5 cm (10 13/16 x 7 1/16 x 2 15/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 975-12-50/11798; 234

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