Bobo owl mask. carved annd painted wood; red, white, black, yellow. carved with 5 sections with 4 handle-like structures, topped by 3 human figures, 2 white, one red. 2 sections are square, 2 diamond shape, with geometric designs. bottom section is round with stylized oval face. Conservation: Several chips (original) are painted over, white paint flaking.
Donor:
Berta Bascom
Collection place:
Mali
Verbatim coll. place:
West Africa; Upper Volta/Mali; Bobo
Culture or time period:
Bobo
Collector:
Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
Collection date:
1964
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Masks (costume)
Function:
5.3 Objects relating to the Secular and Quasi-religious Rites, Pageants, and Drama
Accession date:
June 23, 2004
Context of use:
Ceremonial
Department:
Africa (except Ancient Egypt)
Dimensions:
width 40 centimeters, height 13.5 centimeters, and length 163.5 centimeters
Comment:
Illustrated: Bascom, African Arts, 1967, #23. Bascom, 1973:12Slide. Also appears in photograph with 1110.
Loans:
S2009-2010 #11b: SFO Museum (dates unknown) and S2009-2010 #11: SFO Museum (dates unknown)