5-16937 (attributed PAHMA number, originally mis-labeled) and B-1065 (previous number (Bascom’s number))
Accession number:
Acc.4739
Description:
Baule mask called Dje, representing African buffalo or bush cow. carved horns with toothed design. carved eyes (reddish and tan), long snout with nostrils. stylized teeth each side of snout. opening end of snout with surrounding teeth. holes in neck to hold raffia ruff (missing). black point. Bascom card description, "Baule mask called Dje. representing African buffalo or “ bush Cow”. Himelheber said. (Collected Dakar 1962 25.56) Unused - Value per Ralph Altmen # 750. Illustrated: Bascom, African Arts 1967 # 64.
Donor:
Berta Bascom
Collection place:
Africa
Culture or time period:
Baule
Collector:
Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
Collection date:
1962
Materials:
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
Department:
Africa (except Ancient Egypt)
Dimensions:
width 28 centimeters, length 56 centimeters, and height 23 centimeters
Comment:
Illustrated: Bascom, African Arts, 1967, #64B/W photo, stored in Bascom Collection Index card file.
Loans:
S1970-1971 #150: University Art Museum (UC Berkeley) (October 23, 1970–May 18, 1971), S2009-2010 #11b: SFO Museum (dates unknown), and S2009-2010 #11: SFO Museum (dates unknown)