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Object Number
969-40-50/11322
Display Title
Carved wooden helmet mask with raffia fringe
Descriptions
Object Description
Carved wooden helmet mask with a blue and white painted stylized face and black helmet which has an animal figure on top. Raffia collar. This Hembe type helmet mask has partially closed eyes, a circular mouth and a recessed face painted white with black and blue stylized detailing on the face. The face is edged with a hairline that comes to a point on the central forehead. The coiffure is stained black and has an incised triangular pattern. There is an antelope superstructure surmounting the coiffure. A long strip of textile is tied around the legs of the animal. There is a thick raffia fringe at the bottom of the mask. The bottom edge of the mask is longer in the front.
See the Conservation Record for additional descriptive and manufacture information.
Inventory Description
Mask, white and black painted human head with 4 legged animal top, fiber ruff
Classification
- Mask
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Yaka?
- Bayaka
- Suku?
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
/
Congo
Additional Geographic Terms
Congo Region
Dimensions
Overall: 58.5 x 57.2 x 58.4 cm (23 1/16 x 22 1/2 x 23 in.)
Quantity
2
Label on object
969-40-50/11322
Provenance
Collector
Mr. Eliot Elisofon
(1969)
Donor
Mr. Eliot Elisofon
(1969)
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