Wood mask of human face

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Object Number 2006.32.3

Display Title Wood mask of human face

Descriptions

Object Description Wood mask of human face, sculpted warthog concealed at back; woven fabric headdress, pigmented face, attached raffia.

Inventory Description Mask, carved wood face, painted, fiber headress, raffia extensions

Classification

Mask

Department Ethnographic

Date 1830 or earlier

Culture

Yaka

Geography/Provenience/Site Name

Africa / Congo

Materials Wood, Raffia, Pigment, Woven fiber

Dimensions Overall: 63 x 38 x 21 cm (24 13/16 x 14 15/16 x 8 1/4 in.)

Quantity 1

Credit Line Gift of Harvard University Art Museums

Provenance

Collector Benjamin Hertzberg (10/30/1962)

Collector Lilian Hertzberg (10/30/1962)

Dealer Galerie le Corneur-Roudillon (10/30/1962)

Donor Harvard University Art Museums (10/11/06)

Seller Galerie le Corneur-Roudillon

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