Face Mask
date
about 1850-1950
creation place
Africa, Democratic Republic of Congo
medium & support
Carved tortoise shell with incised rings some of which colored with red pigment
measurements
7 3/4 x 5 x 2 3/4 in. (19.69 x 12.7 x 6.99 cm)
credit line
David T. Owsley Collection
accession number
L2009.009.089
keywords
African religion, Africans, animal, ceremonial mask, ceremonial object, civilization, clothes, clothing, costume, cult, culture, disguise, earth, human being, materiality, nationality, nature, non-Christian religion, race (human), religion, reptile, rite, ritual object, society, supernatural, tortoise, tribal religion, turtle, world
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