Wooden Helmet
Item
- Accession Number
- 2023.6.
- Title
- Wooden Helmet
- Ethnic Group
- Biombo
- Subject
- Mask|Ceremonial|Central Africa
- Country
- Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Date
- Early 20th Century
- Medium
- wood, pigment
- Format
- H x W x D: 14 1/2 in x 8 3/4 in x 7 1/2 in (36.83 cm x 22.225 cm x 19.05 cm)
- Description
- A darkly patinated, wooden Biombo helmet mask with two horns curving forward. The mask is decorated with geometric shapes that resemble scarification patterns. Surrounding the horns are incised lines representing a hairstyle, forming a hatched pattern. The narrow eyes and rounded lines arching over the sockets, along with the shape of the mouth and scarification are common motifs of the Biombo style.
- Type
- Face Mask
- Item sets
- African Art
