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Object Number
969-40-50/11319
Display Title
Black and white asymmetrical mask
Descriptions
Object Description
Carved wood mask with black and white painted anthropomorphic face (zonal) and raffia and burlap trim
Inventory Description
Mask, carved and painted wood, 1/2 black, white, fiber hair, burlap fabric at ch
Classification
- Mask
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Basonge
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
/
Congo
Additional Geographic Terms
Congo Region
Dimensions
Overall: 30.5 x 20 x 12 cm (12 x 7 7/8 x 4 3/4 in.)
Quantity
2
Label on object
969-40-50/11319
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