Unidentified
Face Mask (pwo)
n.d.
Category
Culture
Chokwe
Place Made
Democratic Republic of the Congo or Angola
Materials
Wood, fiber, red pigment, copper, cane
Measurements
9 1/2 x 8 x 9 in (24.13 x 20.32 x 22.86 cm)
Credit Line
Bequest of Victor K. Kiam
Accession #
77.273
Description
Lozenge-shaped open mouth with bared zigzag teeth; pierced septum with bamboo nose plug; pierced slit eyes; pierced ears with rudimentary copper rings in each; woven string mesh-like chain-mail attached to top of mask and around perimeter of piercings; woven fiber at top of head with bamboo beads strung on fiber strings.