Mask with two faces, curved horns and feather headdress (ngu mven or nlo ekota); 14 ' from nose of one face to nose of the other. Family origin indicates Bakota influence and accounts for abstract rendering of one face. European face typical of recent dance (1940-1960) called Ngwan Ntaugan. Height of mask only (without horns): 34.5 cm
Donor:
James W. Fernandez and University Appropriation
Collection place:
Gabon
Verbatim coll. place:
Africa; Gabon, Fang [handwritten on card: (Region Woleu-ntem, District Minvoul - Sub tribe Mvan-family (clan) Essatuk - family origin - Minkebe.]
Production place:
Minvoul, Woleu-Ntem province, Gabon
Culture or time period:
Fang and Kota of Gabon
Collector:
James W. Fernandez
Collection date:
1960
Materials:
Feather (material), Horn (animal material), and Wood (plant material)
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Masks (costume)
Accession date:
1961
Context of use:
Fabricated in district Minvoul. European face typical of Fang rendering of that subject. Abstract face entirely atypical: possible Bokota influence. Sculptor unknown but definitely Fang.
Department:
Africa (except Ancient Egypt)
Dimensions:
mask only; without horns— height 34.5 centimeters and from nose of one face to nose of the other.— height 35.56 centimeters
Comment:
Fabricated in district Minvoul. European face typical of Fang rendering of that subject. Abstract face entirely atypical: possible Bokota influence. Sculptor unknown but definitely Fang. Photo: ILL. AFR. ARTS '67
Loans:
S1967-1968 #49: Design Department (UC Berkeley)/Lucretia Nelson (October 31, 1967–January 8, 1968), S1975-1976 #7: University Art Museum (UC Berkeley) (August 21, 1975–November 20, 1975), and S1981-1982 #31: Fiberworks Center for the Textile Arts (December 30, 1981–February 1, 1982)