Face Mask

Item

Accession Number: 2020.2
Title: Face Mask
Ethnic Group: Zande
Subject: Mask|Ceremony|Central Africa
Country: Democratic Republic of the Congo
Date: 20th century
Medium: Wood|Palm Oil|Red-brown Clay
Format: H x W x D: 10 x 6.5 x 1.5 in. (25.4 x 16.51 x 3.81 cm)
Description: Face mask of oval form with a simple cap/hat and nondescript ears. The mask has small rectangular eyes a long flat nose and a large open mouth showing long teeth; it has perforated scarification along with eyebrows, nose, and cheeks and has deeply-cut scarification along the lower face and chin. The mask is carved from hardwood, stained and patinated, and coated with red-brown clay.