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.

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