Mask

97-18-28

From: Zaire

Curatorial Section: African

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Object Number 97-18-28
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Basonge
Provenience Zaire
Section African
Materials Wood | Pigment
Technique Painted
Iconography Woman
Description

Kifwebe. Female mask. Traces of red and white pigment. Typical concentris circular lines in geometric pattern. A triangular nose and rectangular shaped protruding mouth. Wide eye slits. X shape within the mouth of the mask.

Length 34 cm
Width 17.5 cm
Credit Line Gift of Dr. & Mrs. Robert M. Hill II, 1997

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