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Object Number
2004.29.12443
Display Title
Wooden dance mask with elephant face
Descriptions
Object Description
written on board: "Africa / Congo District / Dance mask of sculptured / wood & polychorme basket- / work - head of an elephant / surmounted with a pointed / headdress."; printed on photograph: "141"
Department
Photographic
Culture
- African
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
/
Congo
Dimensions
Overall: 11.43 × 9.8425 cm (4 1/2 × 3 7/8 in.)
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| PrimaryMedia | Object Number | Title | Classification | Geography/Provenience | SHARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004.29.12444 | Wooden mask of human face with horns |
Congo
| ||
| 2004.29.12441 | Wooden mask with warrior's face |
Congo
| ||
| 2004.29.12440 | Large helmet or headpiece with human face |
Congo
| ||
| 2004.29.12401 | Wooden dance mask |
Belgian Congo
| ||
| 2004.29.12915 | Small carved wooden mask |
Belgian Congo
| ||
| 2004.29.12402 | Wooden dance mask |
Belgian Congo
| ||
| 48-36-50/7353 | Black wooden mask (Lu bo bie) - "Elephant pulls up trees." Settles palaver betw |
Raw Material
Mask |
Liberia
| |
| 974-22-20/25221a | Bark cloth mask (dance) with long train. Mounted on wicker-work frame. Fabric s |
Headdress
Raw Material |
Panama
| |
| 2004.29.12445 | Wooden statue of seated woman |
Congo
| ||
| 2004.29.11598 | Carved wooden mask |
Ivory Coast
| ||
| 2004.29.12434 | Wooden statuette of a woman kneeling and wearing a crecent-like headdress |
Congo
| ||
| 48-36-50/7386 | Wooden face mask |
Mask
|
Ivory Coast
|