Carved wood animal mask

Museum number:
5-5467
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm21050005467
Accession number:
Acc.1966
Description:
“Fire-spitter” helmet mask; blackened wood w/ incised geometric designs; l. 45.5 cm
Donor:
Julia Roth
Collection place:
Cote d'Ivoire
Verbatim coll. place:
Ivory Coast; Senufo
Culture or time period:
Senufo
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Masks (costume)
Function:
5.0 Use not specified (Ritual, Pageantry, and Recreation)
Accession date:
1965
Department:
Africa (except Ancient Egypt)
Images:
Hearst Museum object titled Carved wood animal mask, accession number 5-5467, described as “Fire-spitter” helmet mask; blackened wood w/ incised geometric designs; l. 45.5 cm
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Carved wood animal mask, accession number 5-5467, described as “Fire-spitter” helmet mask; blackened wood w/ incised geometric designs; l. 45.5 cm

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