Face mask

Description

Face mask of carved wood covered with pieces of blackened copper, the hair and beard represented by cane balls: Democratic Republic of Congo, Kinshasa, late 19th to early 20th century

Museum reference

A.1967.759

Collection

World Culture

Object name

Face mask

Production information

Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Central Africa

Date

Late 19th - early 20th century

Materials

Wood, Copper

Physical description

Carved wood covered with pieces of blackened copper; hair and beard represented by cane balls