Mask

Museum number:
5-1785
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm21050001785
Accession number:
Acc.1383
Description:
Mask of Ngu ebibi. Per inventory 6/13/12, found with feather headdress labeled 5-1785b.
Donor:
James W. Fernandez and University Appropriation
Collection place:
Gabon
Verbatim coll. place:
Africa; Gabon; Fang
Culture or time period:
Fang
Collector:
James W. Fernandez
Collection date:
1960
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Masks (costume)
Function:
5.3 Objects relating to the Secular and Quasi-religious Rites, Pageants, and Drama
Accession date:
1961
Department:
Africa (except Ancient Egypt)
Loans:
S1964-1965 #68: International House (UC Berkeley) (March 23, 1965–April 13, 1965), S1975-1976 #7: University Art Museum (UC Berkeley) (August 21, 1975–November 20, 1975), S1981-1982 #25: de Saisset Museum (Santa Clara Univ.) (December 11, 1981–April 1, 1982), S1983-1984 #43: Sonoma State University (February 28, 1984–April 24, 1984), and S1984-1985 #23: Sonoma State University (November 28, 1984–April 22, 1985)
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 5 titled Mask, accession number 5-1785, described as Mask of Ngu ebibi. Per inventory 6/13/12, found with feather headdress labeled 5-1785b.Hearst Museum object 2 of 5 titled Mask, accession number 5-1785, described as Mask of Ngu ebibi. Per inventory 6/13/12, found with feather headdress labeled 5-1785b.Hearst Museum object 3 of 5 titled Mask, accession number 5-1785, described as Mask of Ngu ebibi. Per inventory 6/13/12, found with feather headdress labeled 5-1785b.Hearst Museum object 4 of 5 titled Mask, accession number 5-1785, described as Mask of Ngu ebibi. Per inventory 6/13/12, found with feather headdress labeled 5-1785b.Hearst Museum object 5 of 5 titled Mask, accession number 5-1785, described as Mask of Ngu ebibi. Per inventory 6/13/12, found with feather headdress labeled 5-1785b.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Mask, accession number 5-1785, described as Mask of Ngu ebibi. Per inventory 6/13/12, found with feather headdress labeled 5-1785b.

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