Helmet mask

Museum number:
5-5837
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm21050005837
Alternate number:
11 (original number)
Accession number:
Acc.2171
Description:
helmet mask of West African gum wood blackened with shoe polish; anthromorphic dome; height 31 cm
Donor:
Warren L. d'Azevedo
Collection place:
Liberia
Verbatim coll. place:
Liberia; Monrovia; Kissi (?)
Culture or time period:
Kissi
Collector:
Warren L. d'Azevedo
Collection date:
1956-1957
Materials:
Wood (plant material)
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Masks (costume)
Function:
5.7 Objects made for sale, souvenirs, models, and reproductions
Accession date:
1965
Context of use:
Tourist piece
Department:
Africa (except Ancient Egypt)
Dimensions:
height 31 centimeters
Loans:
S2009-2010 #7: SFO Museum (February 1, 2010–January 20, 2011)
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 3 titled Helmet mask, accession number 5-5837, described as helmet mask of West African gum wood blackened with shoe polish; anthromorphic dome; height 31 cmHearst Museum object 2 of 3 titled Helmet mask, accession number 5-5837, described as helmet mask of West African gum wood blackened with shoe polish; anthromorphic dome; height 31 cmHearst Museum object 3 of 3 titled Helmet mask, accession number 5-5837, described as helmet mask of West African gum wood blackened with shoe polish; anthromorphic dome; height 31 cm
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Helmet mask, accession number 5-5837, described as helmet mask of West African gum wood blackened with shoe polish; anthromorphic dome; height 31 cmDocumentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Helmet mask, accession number 5-5837, described as helmet mask of West African gum wood blackened with shoe polish; anthromorphic dome; height 31 cm

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