Mask,see shell decoration

Museum number:
5-13597
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm21050013597
Accession number:
Acc.3402
Description:
Mask; anthropomorphic; black stained; decorated with cowrie shells; large perforations at edge; six horn-like protrusions on top of mask; height 63.1 cm
Donor:
William Neufeld
Collection place:
Mali
Verbatim coll. place:
Mali; Bambara
Culture or time period:
Bambara
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Masks (costume)
Function:
5.1 Religion and Divination: Objects and garb associated with practices reflecting submission, devotion, obedience, and service to supernatural agencies
Department:
Africa (except Ancient Egypt)
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 2 titled Mask,see shell decoration, accession number 5-13597, described as Mask; anthropomorphic; black stained; decorated with cowrie shells; large perforations at edge; six horn-like protrusions on top of mask; height 63.1 cmHearst Museum object 2 of 2 titled Mask,see shell decoration, accession number 5-13597, described as Mask; anthropomorphic; black stained; decorated with cowrie shells; large perforations at edge; six horn-like protrusions on top of mask; height 63.1 cm
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Mask,see shell decoration, accession number 5-13597, described as Mask; anthropomorphic; black stained; decorated with cowrie shells; large perforations at edge; six horn-like protrusions on top of mask; height 63.1 cm

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