Mask

Museum number:
5-15786
Permalink:
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Alternate number:
AF0560 (original number)
Accession number:
Acc.4645
Object count:
1
Description:
Mask, wood, handcarved; oval face, with slit eyes; averted lips; crossed diagonal lines incised on forehead; hair dressing incised; whitened face offset by brown on remaining surfaces; Length: 33 cm, Width/breadth: 18.5 cm
Donor:
Irwin Hersey
Collection place:
Gabon
Verbatim coll. place:
West Coast; Gabon; Punu
Culture or time period:
Bantu
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Masks (costume)
Function:
5.7 Objects made for sale, souvenirs, models, and reproductions
Accession date:
August 1, 1994
Department:
Africa (except Ancient Egypt)
Dimensions:
length 33 centimeters and width 18.5 centimeters
Comment:
A reproduction, but compare with 5-15786
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 2 titled Mask, accession number 5-15786, described as Mask, wood, handcarved; oval face, with slit eyes; averted lips; crossed diagonal lines incised on forehead; hair dressing incised; whitened face offset by brown on remaining surfaces; Length: 33 cm, Width/breadth: 18.5 cmHearst Museum object 2 of 2 titled Mask, accession number 5-15786, described as Mask, wood, handcarved; oval face, with slit eyes; averted lips; crossed diagonal lines incised on forehead; hair dressing incised; whitened face offset by brown on remaining surfaces; Length: 33 cm, Width/breadth: 18.5 cm
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Mask, accession number 5-15786, described as Mask, wood, handcarved; oval face, with slit eyes; averted lips; crossed diagonal lines incised on forehead; hair dressing incised; whitened face offset by brown on remaining surfaces; Length: 33 cm, Width/breadth: 18.5 cm

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