Collection place: Republic of the Congo / Donor: Berta Bascom / Function: 5.3 Objects relating to the Secular and Quasi-religious Rites, Pageants, and Drama - Hearst Museum Portal Search Results

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Hearst Museum object titled Figure, accession number 5-8789, described as Figure, wood; sitting with right leg bent back underneath; black clothes: and conical hat; both hands in grasping position; light colored face with black moustache and goatee; square base.

Hearst Museum object titled Mask, accession number 5-16211, described as Ba-Chokwe “maiden” mask, carved and painted wood; woven plaited fiber wig attached to mask by a series of holes around the perimeter; scarification represented on forehead, cheeks and chin.

Hearst Museum object titled Mask, accession number 5-8791, described as Mask, wood; small, long straight nose with incised vertical line; raised slit eyes in oval sockets; raised slitmouth; two vertical incised lines on chin and cheeks including two x8d circles; dark brown hemp hair; tan and brown knotted lining and collar.