Mask; anthropomorphic mask; black stained wood; decorated with cowrie shells; small perforations around edge; seven horn-like protrusions on top of head; height 65.7 cm
Donor:
William Neufeld
Collection place:
Liberia
Verbatim coll. place:
Mali; Bambara (but purchased in Gbamga, Liberia)
Culture or time period:
Bambara
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Masks (costume)
Function:
5.1 Religion and Divination: Objects and garb associated with practices reflecting submission, devotion, obedience, and service to supernatural agencies