Mask

70-3-1

From: Republic of the Congo

Curatorial Section: African

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Object Number 70-3-1
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Bakumu
Provenience Republic of the Congo
Section African
Materials Wood | Pigment
Technique Carved | Painted
Description

Funerary; Wooden, oval shaped, shallow face mask. Large circular holes for eyes; smaller hole under nose; wide open mouth. Nose is slight ridge forming beak-like tip, no nostrils. Entire eye are is concave. No carved features except nose. Rim of mask and inner edges of holes are painted red; facial area painted white, continuous line on nose ridge arching over eyes to side of face has been painted bright blue, now faded darker brown.

Height 30 cm
Width 22 cm
Thickness 6.8 cm
Credit Line Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Barry R. Peril, 1970

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