Mask
AF1873
From: Democratic Republic of the Congo | Belgian Congo | Kasai District
Curatorial Section: African
| Object Number | AF1873 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Bayaka |
| Provenience | Democratic Republic of the Congo | Belgian Congo | Kasai District |
| Section | African |
| Materials | Wood | Grass | Pigment |
| Description | Circumcision mask. Tan colored face; both rim of and either side of crescent shaped piece found along top center of head is ornamentally incised with rows of raised squares; Facial features includes small closed eyes, with a slit across the bottom; large flat triangular shaped nose with two nostrils, elongated oval shaped opened mouth; elongated ears with small hole at one end. Grass fringe. Similair to AF1872, AF1875, AF1876, AF1877, AF1878. |
| Height | 32 cm |
| Outside Diameter | 28 cm |
| Credit Line | Purchased from J. F. G. Umlauff, 1912 |
| Other Number | 231 - Other Number |
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