Clay mask (small)

Museum number:
5-5842
Permalink:
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Accession number:
Acc.2171
Description:
wooden wall or carrying mask; anthromorphic; edge of upper half incised; darkened with black leaf dye; height 18 cm
Donor:
Warren L. d'Azevedo
Collection place:
Kle, Liberia
Verbatim coll. place:
Western Liberia; Kle; possibly Kissi
Culture or time period:
Kissi
Collector:
Warren L. d'Azevedo
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Masks (costume)
Function:
5.2 Magic: Objects Associated with Practices reflecting confidence in the ability to manipulate supernatural agencies
Accession date:
1965
Department:
Africa (except Ancient Egypt)
Loans:
S1969-1970 #103: Los Angeles Natural History Museum (April 2, 1970–July 21, 1971)
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 2 titled Clay mask (small), accession number 5-5842, described as wooden wall or carrying mask; anthromorphic; edge of upper half incised; darkened with black leaf dye; height 18 cmHearst Museum object 2 of 2 titled Clay mask (small), accession number 5-5842, described as wooden wall or carrying mask; anthromorphic; edge of upper half incised; darkened with black leaf dye; height 18 cm
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Clay mask (small), accession number 5-5842, described as wooden wall or carrying mask; anthromorphic; edge of upper half incised; darkened with black leaf dye; height 18 cmDocumentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Clay mask (small), accession number 5-5842, described as wooden wall or carrying mask; anthromorphic; edge of upper half incised; darkened with black leaf dye; height 18 cm

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