Mask; anthropomorphic face mask with red-painted face, elaborate carved hardress, scarification in relief; yellow lips, black highlights and hair dress; cowl-like base of mask not painted; fiber ties. (Purchased Abidjan 1965:48, $28.)
Donor:
Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
Collection place:
Cote d'Ivoire
Verbatim coll. place:
West Africa, Ivory Coast, Baule; Purchased in Abidjan
Culture or time period:
Baule
Collector:
William Russell Bascom
Collection date:
1965
Materials:
Paint (coating) and Wood (plant material)
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Masks (costume)
Function:
5.3 Objects relating to the Secular and Quasi-religious Rites, Pageants, and Drama
Accession date:
December 28, 1976
Context of use:
human facial masks, which were used in commemorative ceremonies, portrayed particular individuals who could be recognized by their scarifications and hairdresses" (p. 69, African Art in Cultural perspective by W. Bascom).
Department:
Africa (except Ancient Egypt)
Dimensions:
height 15.5 centimeters
Comment:
PAHMA Storage Loc: V-30-5
Loans:
S1968-1969 #87: College of Marin (April 3, 1969–May 2, 1969), S1969-1970 #32: Santa Rosa Junior College (October 24, 1969–October 31, 1969), S1983-1984 #43: Sonoma State University (February 28, 1984–April 24, 1984), and S1984-1985 #23: Sonoma State University (November 28, 1984–April 22, 1985)