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Mask3442/1

Dark reddish brown painted, wooden face mask. Face has an angular nose, slit-like eyes and protruding lips. Area surrounding eyes is sunken, carved teeth are small and pointed. Geometric motif incised on forehead, lines and ovals carved across cheeks, linear design along chin. Square-like ears on either side of face, with holes drilled through the lobes. Mask has holes for eyes, nose and mouth. A bulbous headpiece is carved above the face. Circles imprinted across sides, at intervals, and top. Headpiece has an additional woven component, attached to the upper back and sides. Woven headpiece is made of thickly braided fibre, shaped by an inner slat frame. Rectangular sections of knotted fibre protrude from the sides and top. Below the headpiece is an open-weave net made of plant fibre, that hangs down behind the wearer's head.

Culture
Chokwe
Material
wood, plant fibre, fibre, bark ? and paint
Made in
Democratic Republic of the Congo ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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