gourd and raffia mask, painted with yellow and black paint; beard-like structure formed by wood/twine and dried leaves; decorated with printed paper and red yarn. Conservation: Very fragile.
Donor:
Berta Bascom
Collection place:
Western Africa
Verbatim coll. place:
West Africa, Ghana/Mali/Senegal, Bambara
Culture or time period:
Bambara
Collector:
Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
Materials:
Paint (coating), Paper (fiber product), Raffia (fiber), Reed, Wood (plant material), and Yarn
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Masks (costume)
Function:
5.0 Use not specified (Ritual, Pageantry, and Recreation)
Accession date:
June 23, 2004
Department:
Africa (except Ancient Egypt)
Dimensions:
length 9.3 centimeters, width 4.6 centimeters, and height 28 centimeters