Exhibition: Dramatic Museum Realia
Item appears in the following exhibition pageItem InformationDublin CoreTitleCeremonial mask, helmet mask
DescriptionBrown, blue and white mask of painted cloth over wood frame; the whole surrounded by loose straw. Face is highly stylized, as is headdress
Cataloged as from New Guinea, Papual Gulf, but visitor identified as from Zaire (Herold, Art of Africa, n. 58; Masques, p. 41)
SourceDramatic Museum Realia
Rare Book & Manuscript Library, Columbia University
IdentifierDM number: M8.01
Box: 106
CoverageZaire
MODSNotesOriginal filename: rbml_realia_m8.01.tif
Still Image Item Type MetadataOriginal FormatMasks (costume)
wood frame with straw mask
Physical Dimensions17"x18"
Citation“Ceremonial mask, helmet mask,” Columbia University Libraries Online Exhibitions, accessed January 2, 2025, https://exhibitions.library.columbia.edu/exhibits/show/realia/item/2569. |