Face mask

Description

Face mask of stained wood carved in the form of a face, the surface incised to reveal the natural wood beneath, worn in boys' initiation dances: Democratic Republic of Congo, Kinshasa, Songye people, late 19th to early 20th century

Museum reference

A.1953.336

Collection

World Culture

Object name

Face mask

Production information

Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Central Africa

Date

Late 19th - early 20th century

Style / Culture

Songye

Materials

Wood

Physical description

Stained wood; surface incised to reveal the natural wood beneath