Unidentified

Face Mask (possibly called Kasangu)

n.d.

Category
Culture
Salampasu
Place Made
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Materials
Wood, paint, rattan, feathers
Measurements
37 x 16 1/2 x 19 in (93.98 x 41.91 x 48.26 cm)
Credit Line
Museum purchase
Location
Sadie and Oliver Billion Gallery, African Art; Wall Case 7
Accession #
82.93
Description

Face mask has brown incrustation with three vertical orange stripes painted down each side of the face and down the forehead and nose. Mouth is open with teeth exposed and painted white. Ears and hairline are also emphasized in white. A braided beard terminating in a ball of woven raffia hangs down. Headdress is made up of three rows of woven wooden balls and finally topped off with feathers. Back of mask has woven raffia net.