[TBD-MTB, 10/2/2009] (previous number (Bascom’s number))
Accession number:
Acc.1770
Description:
Carved wooden face mask with bulbus head and two duck-bill-like protrusions. Sack-neck covering inside
Donor:
University Appropriation and William Russell Bascom
Collection place:
Mali
Verbatim coll. place:
Africa; Mali; Senufo Tribe
Culture or time period:
Senufo
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Masks (costume)
Function:
5.0 Use not specified (Ritual, Pageantry, and Recreation)
Accession date:
1963
Department:
Africa (except Ancient Egypt)
Comment:
Murdock 12:6Note: The “Original Number” appearing on the catalogue card is the Appraiser’s number; not a Bascom index number. PAHMA Storage Loc: 20A Mez, 119A
Loans:
S1964-1965 #20: California Alumni Association (October 14, 1964–October 23, 1964), S1966-1967 #3: Education Department (UC Berkeley) (August 12, 1966–September 2, 1966), and S1975-1976 #7: University Art Museum (UC Berkeley) (August 21, 1975–November 20, 1975)