Was Rega (BaLega) mask; carved wood; stylized tatoo down center at forehead; perforations on top and along sides; raffia attached on sides (hanging hair); raffia beard attached to chin - hangs to 48 cm from chin Purchased from Sand Antiquaire, 93 Marche-aux-Herbes, Bruxelles 1
Donor:
Berta Bascom
Collection place:
Republic of the Congo
Verbatim coll. place:
Africa; Congo (Ba Lega) Wa Rega
Culture or time period:
Ba Lega
Collector:
Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
Collection date:
1964
Materials:
Paint (coating), Raffia (fiber), and Wood (plant material)
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Masks (costume)
Function:
5.0 Use not specified (Ritual, Pageantry, and Recreation)
Accession date:
June 23, 2004
Context of use:
ceremonial
Department:
Africa (except Ancient Egypt)
Dimensions:
length 1.9 centimeters, height 14 centimeters, and width 7.5 centimeters