Wooden mask

Museum number:
5-8001
Permalink:
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Accession number:
Acc.2175
Description:
Mask, miniature anthropomorphic, wood; two prominent teeth; elaborate incised hair. Height 9.5 cm. Width 5.5 cm. Used for ancestor magic.
Donor:
Jay Nolan and University Appropriation
Collection place:
Bokeza village, Liberia
Verbatim coll. place:
Liberia; Bokeza village (near Zorzor) Loma
Culture or time period:
Loma
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Masks (costume) and Miniature (size attribute)
Function:
5.2 Magic: Objects Associated with Practices reflecting confidence in the ability to manipulate supernatural agencies
Accession date:
1966
Department:
Africa (except Ancient Egypt)
Images:
Hearst Museum object titled Wooden mask, accession number 5-8001, described as Mask, miniature anthropomorphic, wood; two prominent teeth; elaborate incised hair. Height 9.5 cm. Width 5.5 cm. Used for ancestor magic.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Wooden mask, accession number 5-8001, described as Mask, miniature anthropomorphic, wood; two prominent teeth; elaborate incised hair. Height 9.5 cm. Width 5.5 cm. Used for ancestor magic.

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