gourd and raffia, with black and yellow paint around cut out design. raffia forms a waren border around the back edge + an elaborate woven, rope-like headpiece. Conservation: Repaired on right side of gourd.
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) and Raffia (fiber)
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:
height 48 centimeters, width 17 centimeters, and length 16 centimeters