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Carved wood mask with brown, black, and white painted realistic face with raffia
Carved wood mask with brown, black, and white painted realistic face with raffia
Object Number 969-40-50/11316
Display Title Carved wood mask with brown, black, and white painted realistic face with raffia
Descriptions
Object Description Carved wood mask with brown, black, and white painted realistic face with raffia trim
Inventory Description Mask, carved wood, multicolor paint, carved features and geom. decoration, veg
Classification
  • Mask
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Basonge
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Congo
Additional Geographic Terms Congo Region
Materials Wood, Paint, Vegetable fiber
Dimensions Overall: 30.5 x 23.5 cm (12 x 9 1/4 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 969-40-50/11316

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