helmet mask of West African gum wood blackened with shoe polish; anthromorphic with elaborate headdress; faffia collar; height 39 cm
Donor:
Warren L. d'Azevedo
Collection place:
Liberia
Verbatim coll. place:
Liberia; Vai-Gola
Culture or time period:
Vai-Gola
Collector:
Warren L. d'Azevedo
Collection date:
1956-1957
Materials:
Raffia (fiber) and Wood (plant material)
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Masks (costume)
Function:
5.3 Objects relating to the Secular and Quasi-religious Rites, Pageants, and Drama
Accession date:
1965
Context of use:
worn as headdress by female member of Sande secret society.
Department:
Africa (except Ancient Egypt)
Dimensions:
height 39 centimeters
Loans:
S1974-1975 #7: San Jose Museum of Art (August 1, 1974–September 6, 1974), S1977-1978 #33: Presidio Army Museum (February 9, 1978–February 23, 1978), S1980-1981 #77: California Arts Council (June 19, 1981–June 30, 1981), S1981-1982 #62: Kaiser (April 30, 1982–July 12, 1982), and S2009-2010 #7: SFO Museum (February 1, 2010–January 20, 2011)