Mask
ClassificationsClothing and Adornments-masks
Culture
Yaka
Datemid 20th Century
Made AtDemocratic Republic of the Congo, Africa
MediumWood, raffia, cloth and pigment
Dimensions22 3/8 × 15 7/8 × 16 in. (56.8 × 40.3 × 40.6 cm)
Credit LineBowers Museum General Acquisition Fund Purchase
Object number90.20.1
DescriptionNigeria initiation face mask (animal) . Raffia grass at bottom, carved wood face, painted orange, blue, yellow, top ornament 5 prongs 4 outside and 1 in the middle. Blue cloth tied on center prong. 1 circular disc in middle. This mask was actually used in an initiation ceremony. The knots in the grass at the bottom indicate successful use.On View
Not on viewCollections
20th Century
