Mask
68-35-7
From: Republic of the Congo
Curatorial Section: African
| Object Number | 68-35-7 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Bayaka |
| Provenience | Republic of the Congo |
| Section | African |
| Materials | Fiber | Wood | Grass | Paint |
| Technique | Carved | Painted |
| Iconography | Warthog |
| Description | Wood and raffia. Conical basketry hat covered with woven raffia and painted with geometric designs in blue, red, white and black. Three hoops fitting down over cone shape also covered with woven raffia and sewn to main hat shape. Carved warthog has open mouth and carved teeth, also painted with stripes of above mentioned colors - attached to basketry top in front only. Surrounded by raffia fringe, long in front, short in back. See illustration on back of card. Op. cit. W. Fagg. Plate #230 "fine and extremely rare type of mask". |
| Height | 76 cm |
| Outside Diameter | 6.5 cm |
| Credit Line | Gift of Katherine Reswick, 1968 |
| Other Number | L-639-230 - Old Loan Number |
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