Culture or time period: Makonde / Accession year: [Missing] / Function: 5.0 Use not specified (Ritual, Pageantry, and Recreation) - Hearst Museum Portal Search Results

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Hearst Museum object titled Mask, accession number 5-15536, described as Mask, helmet type. Ntene wood, hollow. Head of a man with a bulbous nose, a rectilinear open slot for a mouth, and a protruding chin. Has a black pigmented iris and eyebrows and a blue pigmented skull cap. There is a 0.9 cm depression at the top of the skull. Height 19.5 cm, Width 13.8 cm, Length 23.3 cm. From Africa, Tanzania, Bantu, Makonde.

Hearst Museum object titled Mask, accession number 5-15540, described as Mask, helmet type. Ntene wood, hollow. Upward gazing head of man with almond shaped recessed eyes, flaring nostrils, and everted lips. Ridge line carved over top of head from one ear to other. Height 21.0cm, Width 20.2 cm, Length 25.1 cm. From East Africa, Tanzania, Bantu, Makonde, near Dar-es-Salaam.

Hearst Museum object titled Mask, accession number 5-15541, described as Mask, helmet type. Ntene wood, hollow. Upward tilted head of man with bat-shaped trepanned area over frontal lobe (recessed, but not pierced). Pigmented black hooded eyes, with black pigmented irises and eyebrows. Everted lips and open mouth with carved teeth (central one pigmented black). Height 18.5 cm, Width 17.0 cm, Length 22.6 cm. From East Africa, Tanzania, Bantu, Makonde, near Dar-es-Salaam.

Hearst Museum object titled Mask, accession number 5-15539, described as Mask, helmet type. Ntene wood, hollow. Head of man with protruding chin (line extending to ears). Flaring nostrils, black pigmented irises and eyebrows, and green skull cap (?) with 1.0 cm depression at back of skull. Slot mouth with pink lips. Rest of head covered with light green wash (?). Height 21.0 cm, Width 16.9cm, Length 25.1 cm. From East Africa, Tanzania, Bantu, Makonde.

Hearst Museum object titled Mask, accession number 5-15578, described as Mask, helmet type. Ntene wood, hollow. head of man with jutting chin, open mouth, and pug nose. With carved, green wash skull cap. Black painted eyebrows and pupils. Entire face upthrust. Height circa 20.5 cm, Width 17.0 cm. From East Africa, Tanzania, Bantu, Makonde, near Dar-es-Salam.

Hearst Museum object titled Mask, accession number 5-15581, described as Mask, helmet type. Ntene wood, hollow. Upturned face of man with protruding chin, bulging cheeks, open mouth with tongue protruding. Tonsured head. Wood plug for hole in top of skull. Large crack from left ear to top of skull. Greyish cast to grain of carving. Disproportionately large neck. Height circa 23.5 cm, Width 18.8 cm. From East Africa, Tanzania, Bantu, Mkonde, near Dar-es-Salaam.