Mask, anthropomorphic; encrusted patina; prominent forehead, triangular nose, carved out teeth; fiber ball on raffia braid attached to perforation in chin; raffia netting on back to secure on head.
Donor:
Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
Collection place:
Kasaï District, Democratic Republic of the Congo
Verbatim coll. place:
Congo (Kinshasa), Zaire, Kasai-Sankura area, Ba-Salampasu (coll. in Brussels)
Culture or time period:
Ba Salampasu
Collector:
Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
Collection date:
1965
Materials:
Raffia (fiber) and Wood (plant material)
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Masks (costume)
Function:
5.3 Objects relating to the Secular and Quasi-religious Rites, Pageants, and Drama
Accession date:
December 16, 1974
Context of use:
Use in circumcision ceremonies
Department:
Africa (except Ancient Egypt)
Dimensions:
height 31.5 centimeters
Comment:
Mass produced; dozens in the store; but Fagg says that Vansina (?) verified thier authentic style. PAHMA Storage Loc: 20A Mez, 123B
Loans:
S1965-1966 #2: Civic Arts Center (Walnut Creek) (July 7, 1965–August 5, 1965), S1968-1969 #39: Contra Costa College (November 18, 1968–December 27, 1968), S1968-1969 #87: College of Marin (April 3, 1969–May 2, 1969), S1969-1970 #32: Santa Rosa Junior College (October 24, 1969–October 31, 1969), and S1989-1990 #13: California State University, East Bay (January 10, 1990–February 13, 1990)