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Carved wood mask with black, yellow, and red painted decorations and raffia trim
Object Number 969-40-50/11302
Display Title Carved wood mask with black, yellow, and red painted decorations and raffia trim
Descriptions
Object Description Carved wooden mask with protruding eyes, nose and mouth; decorated with pigment (black, red, yellow), plant fibers and animal skin with fur.
Inventory Description Mask, multi-color painted carved wood, raised carved facial features, plant fibe
Classification
  • Mask
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Basonge
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Congo
Additional Geographic Terms Congo Region
Materials Wood, Pigment, Plant fiber, Hide, Animal skin, Fur, Iron
Dimensions Overall: 34 x 23 x 11 cm (13 3/8 x 9 1/16 x 4 5/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 969-40-50/11302
Provenance
Collector Mr. Eliot Elisofon (1969)
Donor Mr. Eliot Elisofon (1969)

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