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Object Number
995-31-50/12565
Display Title
Mask
Descriptions
Object Description
Mask with raised crest from which is suspended a twisted cordage coiffure over a knotted cordage cap through which pierce a pair of round eye holes and from which is suspended at front and back a rectangular flap. Vegetable fiber, horse hair?, cowrie shells, glass beads, copper alloy disc, cotton thread, white metal hairpin, copper alloy hair binding, white metal hair binding. Matching dance bra 995-31-50/12567
Inventory Description
Headdress, veg fiber netting and fringe, fiber crest, beads/cowries/metal charms
Classification
- Headdress
Department
Ethnographic
Date
1960 or earlier
Culture
- Dogon
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
/
Mali
Dimensions
Overall: 41 x 34 x 4 cm (16 1/8 x 13 3/8 x 1 9/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
995-31-50/12565 & Davis 16
Provenance
Collector
Allen C. Davis
(4/60 - 12/28/95)
Donor
Allen C. Davis
(4/60 - 12/28/95)
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| PrimaryMedia | Object Number | Title | Classification | Geography/Provenience | SHARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 999-9-50/12822 | Dyed fiber head covering |
Headdress
|
Mali
| |
| 980-16-50/12026 | Decorated fiber and barkcloth hat |
Hat
|
Congo
| |
| 29-76-50/H1169 | Basketry Hat |
Hat
|
Liberia
| |
| 995-31-50/12567 | Dance bra |
Costume
|
Mali
| |
| 40-34-50/4596 | Headress - hide, decorated with animal fur, buttons, cowrie shells |
Headdress
|
Ivory Coast
Liberia | |
| 985-22-50/12080 | Kuba Mboom mask. Massive black stained wood head mask |
Mask
|
Zaire
| |
| 31-22-50/B5004 | Dancer's mask |
Mask
|
Belgian Congo
| |
| 995-29-50/12541 | Beaded band with human and rabbit figures |
Belt
Raw Material |
Nigeria
| |
| 988-18-50/12472 | Hat |
Hat
|
Zaire
| |
| 35-36-60/2093 | Bronze pack-bullock bell in mount of bamboo |
Percussion
|
Thailand
| |
| 48-36-50/7386 | Wooden face mask |
Mask
|
Ivory Coast
| |
| 40-77-40/10367 | Pendant |
Raw Material
Pendant |
Vinica
|