Mask

29-61-17

From: Sierra Leone | Makeni District | Seli River

Curatorial Section: African

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Object Number 29-61-17
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Timne
Provenience Sierra Leone | Makeni District | Seli River
Locus South middle Rokell (Seli) River
Section African
Materials Wood
Description

Wooden "pull-on" mask of Bundu society. Headdress surmounted by brooding hen on top of head of some animal with pointed snout (anteater?). Lower portion of face of mask repeated.

Height 46.2 cm
Width 24.6 cm
Depth 27 cm
Credit Line Purchased from J. L. Buck, 1929

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