Object class: Masks (costume) / Collection place: Democratic Republic of the Congo / Culture or time period: Ba Kuba - Hearst Museum Portal Search Results

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Hearst Museum object titled Helmet mask, accession number 5-6238, described as mask; cloth and wood helmet; flat top w/ cowrie shells; oval face; bulbous slit eyes; diagonal stripes on cheeks; h. 36 cm.

Hearst Museum object titled Mask, accession number 5-13706, described as Helmet mask, anthropomorphic; stained wood with sheet copper overlay at mouth and above eyes; exposed wood divided into finely incised diamonds in low relief; trimmed with cowries, black, white and lt. blue beads; pr. clear green glass beads front of each other ear; burlap skullcap; brown seed pods and bits or red wool at base; 2 triangular flaps of raffia pile cloth (1 at each ear).

Hearst Museum object titled Mask, accession number 5-15394, described as Helmet mask; wood; one piece, carved from solid block; unpainted; stylized pointed forehead; raised conical shaped eyes surrounded by holes; raised conical shaped mouth; stylized ears; stylized symbolic helmet; geometric incised designs throughout; holes drilled around edges for attachment of hood; length 41 cm, width 18.5 cm (at base)

Hearst Museum object titled Wood/fabric mask, accession number 5-12967, described as Mask; anthropomorphic mask with prominent triangular nose, bulging eyes perforated inside outer perimeter; prominent forehead; yellow ground with black and white pigmentation; diagonal slashes on cheeks; separately carved ears attached behind on fiber-lined red-stained cloth decoration which is above mask; cowries and trade beads embellish the cloth; height of face only ca. 26 cm