Mask

Museum number:
5-5361
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm21050005361
Alternate number:
B-51 (previous number (Bascom’s number))
Accession number:
Acc.2067
Description:
Buffalo mask with 7 horn-like projections. Brown and red pigmentation.
Donor:
Russell S. Springer Memorial Fund, University Appropriation, and William Russell Bascom
Collection place:
Cote d'Ivoire
Verbatim coll. place:
Africa, West Africa, Ivory Coast; Baule, Yaure subtribe (Murdock 32:20)
Culture or time period:
Baule
Collector:
William Russell Bascom
Collection date:
Summer 1965
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Masks (costume)
Function:
5.0 Use not specified (Ritual, Pageantry, and Recreation)
Accession date:
1965
Department:
Africa (except Ancient Egypt)
Dimensions:
length 112.5 centimeters
Comment:
Original # on object is “51”. Not a Bascom inventory number. Appears to be a dealer’s number. Murdock 32:20. NOTE: One tusk missing and attached Sept. 1970. PAHMA Storage Loc: 20A Mez, 117C
Loans:
S1975-1976 #7: University Art Museum (UC Berkeley) (August 21, 1975–November 20, 1975) and S1982-1983 #25: California State University, East Bay (February 1, 1983–March 23, 1983)
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 2 titled Mask, accession number 5-5361, described as Buffalo mask with 7 horn-like projections. Brown and red pigmentation.Hearst Museum object 2 of 2 titled Mask, accession number 5-5361, described as Buffalo mask with 7 horn-like projections. Brown and red pigmentation.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Mask, accession number 5-5361, described as Buffalo mask with 7 horn-like projections. Brown and red pigmentation.

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