Small Mask
Item
- Accession Number
- 2021.2
- Title
- Small Mask
- Ethnic Group
- Maniema (?)
- Subject
- Mask|Personal|Central Africa
- Country
- Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Date
- 20th century
- Medium
- Wood|Kaolin|Palm Oil
- Format
- H x W x D: 11 x 5 x 3 in. (27.94 x 12.7 x 7.62 cm)
- Description
- Small panel mask with a convex simian face, small ears, roundeyes, a flat nose with rectangular shaped nostrils, and a large smiling mouth. The face has an encrusted white kaolin surface, and the rest of the plank has a dark black/brown encrusted surface. The mask includes a custom base.
- Item sets
- African Art
