Mask

Museum number:
5-16216
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm21050016216
Alternate number:
B-1326 (previous number (Bascom’s number))
Accession number:
Acc.4739
Description:
Bobo, antelope mask. carved and painted wood. red, white, and black. 2 large back curving horns above conical eyes; 2 tall pointed ears. triangular mouth/muzzle decorated. tiny stylized teeth along bottom lip. holes around edge to attach drape of ruff; U-shaped cut under chin.
Donor:
Berta Bascom
Collection place:
Burkina Faso
Verbatim coll. place:
West Africa; Upper Volta; Bobo
Culture or time period:
Bobo
Collector:
Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
Collection date:
1972
Materials:
Paint (coating) and Wood (plant material)
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Masks (costume)
Function:
5.0 Use not specified (Ritual, Pageantry, and Recreation)
Accession date:
June 23, 2004
Context of use:
Ceremonial
Department:
Africa (except Ancient Egypt)
Dimensions:
height 23 centimeters, length 57.5 centimeters, and width 22.5 centimeters
Loans:
S2009-2010 #11a: SFO Museum (dates unknown) and S2009-2010 #11: SFO Museum (dates unknown)
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 3 titled Mask, accession number 5-16216, described as Bobo, antelope mask. carved and painted wood. red, white, and black. 2 large back curving horns above conical eyes; 2 tall pointed ears. triangular mouth/muzzle decorated. tiny stylized teeth along bottom lip. holes around edge to attach drape of ruff; U-shaped cut under chin.Hearst Museum object 2 of 3 titled Mask, accession number 5-16216, described as Bobo, antelope mask. carved and painted wood. red, white, and black. 2 large back curving horns above conical eyes; 2 tall pointed ears. triangular mouth/muzzle decorated. tiny stylized teeth along bottom lip. holes around edge to attach drape of ruff; U-shaped cut under chin.Hearst Museum object 3 of 3 titled Mask, accession number 5-16216, described as Bobo, antelope mask. carved and painted wood. red, white, and black. 2 large back curving horns above conical eyes; 2 tall pointed ears. triangular mouth/muzzle decorated. tiny stylized teeth along bottom lip. holes around edge to attach drape of ruff; U-shaped cut under chin.

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