Face Mask
Item
- Accession Number
- 2020.22
- Title
- Face Mask
- Ethnic Group
- Bushoong
- Subject
- Mask|Initiation|Central Africa
- Country
- Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Date
- 20th century
- Medium
- Wood, Palm Oil, Fiber, Fabric, Fiber, Feathers, Cowrie Shell
- Format
- H x W x D: 9 x 10 x 13 in. (22.86 x 25.4 x 33.02 cm)
- Description
- A face mask with an ornate headdress known as "pwoom Itok" is used in initiation ceremonies. The headdress is composed of fabric, fiber, feathers, and cowrie shells. The mask has a simulated hairline and beard, appointed forehead, bulging, protruding eyes surrounded by perforations, a large wide nose, and a small, stylized mouth. It is coated with a black encrusted pigment.
- Item sets
- African Art
