Mask
97-18-42
From: Zaire
Curatorial Section: African
Object Number | 97-18-42 |
Current Location | Collections Storage |
Culture | Kuba (African culture) |
Provenience | Zaire |
Section | African |
Materials | Wood |
Technique | Carved |
Description | Helmet mask. Carved wood. Large abstract shapes which define face. Downward curving horns on each side. Two rows of horizontal holes pierced under the eye areas. Narrow slit eyes. Diamond shaped mouth. Hole in center of the top of the mask. |
Height | 38 cm |
Width | 29 cm |
Credit Line | Gift of Dr. & Mrs. Robert M. Hill II, 1997 |
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