[TBD-MTB, 10/2/2009] (previous number (Bascom’s number))
Accession number:
Acc.1770
Description:
Carved wooden face mask. Double cross on top of head; edged in black with red and blue trim. L = 40.5” ; W = 21.0” Has a broken piece
Donor:
University Appropriation and William Russell Bascom
Collection place:
Mali
Verbatim coll. place:
Africa; Mali; Hobe Tribes; Dogon
Culture or time period:
Dogon
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Masks (costume)
Function:
5.0 Use not specified (Ritual, Pageantry, and Recreation)
Accession date:
1963
Department:
Africa (except Ancient Egypt)
Comment:
Murdock 11:1Note: The “Original Number” appearing on the catalogue is the Appraiser’s number; no Bascom index number. PAHMA Storage Loc: 20A Mez, 119A
Loans:
S1968-1969 #54: San Francisco State University (December 3, 1968–December 30, 1968), S1968-1969 #60: KQED Television (January 9, 1969–January 13, 1969), and S1969-1970 #97: KQED Television (March 23, 1970–March 25, 1972)