Object Number | 81-11-4 |
Current Location | Collections Storage |
Culture | Bapende |
Provenience | Kasai District |
Section | African |
Materials | Wood | Grass |
Description | A domed forehead with a black trefoil painted on it. A black lozenge-shaped mark is on each cheek and the lips are painted black. The ears and chin are painted white and the nose and left ear are chipped. A grass fringe is tied onto the chin. An elaborate woven headdress of natural and dark brown grass is tied on, and has three vertical grass horns. A piece of woven grass fabric is tied onto the back of the mask. |
Credit Line | Received from various sources, pre-1981 |
Other Number | 58-17-? - Original Number |
Report problems and issues to digitalmedia@pennmuseum.org.