Wooden mask

Museum number:
5-8008
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm21050008008
Accession number:
Acc.2175
Description:
Ancestor mask; miniature anthropomorphic, wood; extremely pointed top head; prominent nose and lips; deeply carved eyes; height 12.5 cm, width 6.5 cm
Donor:
Jay Nolan and University Appropriation
Collection place:
Bokeza village, Liberia
Verbatim coll. place:
Liberia; Bokeza village (near Zorzor) Loma
Culture or time period:
Loma
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Masks (costume) and Miniature (size attribute)
Function:
5.2 Magic: Objects Associated with Practices reflecting confidence in the ability to manipulate supernatural agencies
Accession date:
1966
Department:
Africa (except Ancient Egypt)
Loans:
S1970-1971 #81: Peace Corps (February 17, 1971–February 24, 1971)
Images:
Hearst Museum object titled Wooden mask, accession number 5-8008, described as Ancestor mask; miniature anthropomorphic, wood; extremely pointed top head; prominent nose and lips; deeply carved eyes; height 12.5 cm, width 6.5 cm
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Wooden mask, accession number 5-8008, described as Ancestor mask; miniature anthropomorphic, wood; extremely pointed top head; prominent nose and lips; deeply carved eyes; height 12.5 cm, width 6.5 cm

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