| Object Number |
AF1870 |
| Current Location |
Collections Storage |
| Culture |
Bayaka |
| Provenience |
Zaire | Kasai District | Belgian Congo |
| Section |
African |
| Materials |
Wood | Grass | Pigment |
| Iconography |
Bird |
| Description |
Wood helmet mask, grass fringe, white pigment on face, bird on top of head. Circumcision mask. |
| Height |
41 cm |
| Outside Diameter |
35 cm |
| Credit Line |
Purchased from J. F. G. Umlauff, 1912 |
| Other Number |
221 - Field No SF |
Current & Past Exhibitions
Bibliography
| Ackley, David A. Playing Cards: African Artdeck. Aristoplay, Ltd., 1995. |
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| Washington, Jemmell'z. "Explore the Treasures of Africa at the University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology, in The Philadelphia Tribune - Sojourner." . ( Apr 2004): 14-1525. Page/Fig./Plate: 14 |
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| Wardwell, Allen. African Sculpture from the University Museum, University of Pennsylvania. Philadelphia Museum of Art, 1986. Page/Fig./Plate: 106-107 |
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| Dougherty, Frank. "African Sculpture, in Philadelphia Daily News." . (21 Nov 1986): 1-15. See: A7 |
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| Hall, Henry U. "Examples of African Art." The Museum Journal 10, no. 3. (1919): 77-101. Page/Fig./Plate: 90 |
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