Mask

Museum number:
5-8792
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm21050008792
Accession number:
Acc.2822
Description:
mask; oval face mask w/ small mouth, slit eyes, semi-circular ears, temple and forehead scarification (red pigment), engraved elaborate coiffure (black); white ground color w/ some yellow on forehead; twisted cordage ties; ht. ca. 31.5 cm.; on modern lucite and metal stand (not incl. in measurements).
Donor:
California Alumni Foundation Donation, Georges Vitte, and Parke-Bernet Galleries
Collection place:
Ogooue River region, Gabon
Verbatim coll. place:
Gabon, Ogowe River region, Lumbu (Balumbo)
Culture or time period:
Balumbu
Collector:
Georges Vitte
Collection date:
before 1971
Materials:
Wood (plant material)
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Masks (costume)
Function:
5.0 Use not specified (Ritual, Pageantry, and Recreation)
Accession date:
January 28, 1972
Context of use:
dance mask
Department:
Africa (except Ancient Egypt)
Comment:
Object has 5-8972 written on it, so needs to be changed.
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 5 titled Mask, accession number 5-8792, described as mask; oval face mask w/ small mouth, slit eyes, semi-circular ears, temple and forehead scarification (red pigment), engraved elaborate coiffure (black); white ground color w/ some yellow on forehead; twisted cordage ties; ht. ca. 31.5 cm.; on modern lucite and metal stand (not incl. in measurements).Hearst Museum object 2 of 5 titled Mask, accession number 5-8792, described as mask; oval face mask w/ small mouth, slit eyes, semi-circular ears, temple and forehead scarification (red pigment), engraved elaborate coiffure (black); white ground color w/ some yellow on forehead; twisted cordage ties; ht. ca. 31.5 cm.; on modern lucite and metal stand (not incl. in measurements).Hearst Museum object 3 of 5 titled Mask, accession number 5-8792, described as mask; oval face mask w/ small mouth, slit eyes, semi-circular ears, temple and forehead scarification (red pigment), engraved elaborate coiffure (black); white ground color w/ some yellow on forehead; twisted cordage ties; ht. ca. 31.5 cm.; on modern lucite and metal stand (not incl. in measurements).Hearst Museum object 4 of 5 titled Mask, accession number 5-8792, described as mask; oval face mask w/ small mouth, slit eyes, semi-circular ears, temple and forehead scarification (red pigment), engraved elaborate coiffure (black); white ground color w/ some yellow on forehead; twisted cordage ties; ht. ca. 31.5 cm.; on modern lucite and metal stand (not incl. in measurements).Hearst Museum object 5 of 5 titled Mask, accession number 5-8792, described as mask; oval face mask w/ small mouth, slit eyes, semi-circular ears, temple and forehead scarification (red pigment), engraved elaborate coiffure (black); white ground color w/ some yellow on forehead; twisted cordage ties; ht. ca. 31.5 cm.; on modern lucite and metal stand (not incl. in measurements).
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Mask, accession number 5-8792, described as mask; oval face mask w/ small mouth, slit eyes, semi-circular ears, temple and forehead scarification (red pigment), engraved elaborate coiffure (black); white ground color w/ some yellow on forehead; twisted cordage ties; ht. ca. 31.5 cm.; on modern lucite and metal stand (not incl. in measurements).

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