| Object Number |
29-12-188 |
| Current Location |
Collections Storage |
| Culture |
Vili (uncertain) | Bafiot (uncertain) |
| Provenience |
Gabon |
| Section |
African |
| Materials |
Wood | Feather | Pigment |
| Description |
Wood. Large oval polychrome (white, black, red) mask, surmounted by plume of black and white and blue feathers. |
| Height |
30 cm |
| Credit Line |
Purchased from J. Laporte, 1929 |
Current & Past Exhibitions
Bibliography
| Quick, Jennifer. Magnificent Objects from the University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology. 1st ed. Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology, 2004. See: p. 8, fig. 2 |
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| Wardwell, Allen. African Sculpture from the University Museum, University of Pennsylvania. Philadelphia Museum of Art, 1986. See: pp. 86-87, fig. 32 |
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| Dougherty, Frank. "African Sculpture, in Philadelphia Daily News." . (21 Nov 1986): 1-15. See: A6 |
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| Plass, Margaret B. "African Negro Sculpture: A Walk Through the Gallery." The University Museum Bulletin 21, no. 4. ( Dec 1957): 5-76. See: p. 48 |
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