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Object Number
17-41-50/B1834
Display Title
Axe - double masks
Descriptions
Inventory Description
Axe, copper wrapped handle, iron blade decorated with masks and twists
Classification
- Axe
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Basonge
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
/
Congo
Materials
Metal
Dimensions
Overall: 39.7 x 22.1 x 4.3 cm (15 5/8 x 8 11/16 x 1 11/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
B1834
Provenance
Collector
Lt. G. Mackenzie
(1880-1899)
Dealer
William O. Oldman
Donor
Donated by
Mr. Oric Bates
(07/1917)
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| PrimaryMedia | Object Number | Title | Classification | Geography/Provenience | SHARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17-41-50/B1832 | Axe - double masks |
Axe
|
Congo
| |
| 17-41-50/B1833 | Axe - double masks |
Axe
|
Congo
| |
| 17-41-50/B1837 | Ceremonial axe, two masks |
Axe
|
Zaire
| |
| 17-41-50/B1836 | Axe - two masks |
Axe
|
Congo
| |
| 17-41-50/B1835 | Axe - one mask |
Axe
|
Congo
| |
| 991-17-30/11734 | Good devil mask (2 masks, one piece) different masks front and back |
Mask
Raw Material |
Ecuador
| |
|
Media Restricted
| 06-25-10/66313 | Two finger masks, one masked (goggles). Woman frowns, man smiles |
Mask
|
| |
| 46-77-30/5862 | 3 Small copper masks |
Raw Material
Ornament |
Sausal
| |
| 17-41-50/B1838 | Copper axe |
Axe
|
Congo
| |
| 58-34-20/54905 | Monjas - Masks N facade E wing Masks # 32 & 33 |
Chichen Itza
| ||
| 2004.24.19545 | 9 small black wooden masks, replicas of larger masks, decayed or destroyed |
Liberia
| ||
| 14-9-50/85399 | Ceremonial axes |
Axe
|
Zaire
|