Mask
AF1876
From: Zaire | Kasai District | Belgian Congo
Curatorial Section: African
| Object Number | AF1876 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Bayaka |
| Provenience | Zaire | Kasai District | Belgian Congo |
| Section | African |
| Materials | Wood | Fiber |
| Description | Circumcision mask. Grass fringe.Dark brown in color. Wooden with raffia hanging from around the base of mask; bulging center of forehead; horizontal diamond shaped eyes (opened in center); narrow nose with nostrils; small oval shaped opened mouth; hairline begins at forehead, forming a crescent shaped protrusion down the center, incised lines at front rim and along protrusion; ears protrude from side, holes through the centers. Similiar to AF1872, AF1875 |
| Height | 39 cm |
| Outside Diameter | 30 cm |
| Credit Line | Purchased from J. F. G. Umlauff, 1912 |
| Other Number | 257 - Other Number |
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