Wood mask with raffia trim

Museum number:
5-6005
Permalink:
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Accession number:
Acc.2263
Description:
Anthropomorphic wood mask; open mouth with carved teeth; raffia trim; twisted cordage in back; h. mask only ca. 28 cm. Black patina.
Donor:
The Calvin K. and Doreen B. Townsend Donation and William Russell Bascom
Collection place:
Cameroon
Verbatim coll. place:
Cameroon; Knong Samba; Bamileke
Culture or time period:
Bamileke
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Masks (costume)
Function:
5.3 Objects relating to the Secular and Quasi-religious Rites, Pageants, and Drama
Accession date:
1967
Department:
Africa (except Ancient Egypt)
Images:
Hearst Museum object titled Wood mask with raffia trim, accession number 5-6005, described as Anthropomorphic wood mask; open mouth with carved teeth; raffia trim; twisted cordage in back; h. mask only ca. 28 cm. Black patina.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Wood mask with raffia trim, accession number 5-6005, described as Anthropomorphic wood mask; open mouth with carved teeth; raffia trim; twisted cordage in back; h. mask only ca. 28 cm. Black patina.

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