Mask

Date1875/1925

Modern PlaceZaire, Central Africa, Africa

ClassificationsSculpture

Dimensions6 1/2 × 8 1/2 × 20 1/2 inches (16.51 × 21.59 × 52.07 cm)

Credit LineFounders Society Purchase, Eleanor Clay Ford Fund for African Art

Object number79.37

DescriptionMask in the form of a stylized elliptical human face. Cranium recedes sharply from facial plane and is bisected by a tubular crest. Lozenge shaped ears extend laterally from browline. Almond shaped eyes with scarification bars below. Rectangular mouth, incised triangular motif encir- cles the face.

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