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Face mask

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The following was noted in the museum's main catalogue when this object was received: "Dance mask, wood H: 30 cm W: 13 cm ditto [like III A 772 = Bongo South Sudan]". Shape: Elongated face, pointed nose, rectangular mouth and eye openings. Remains of a moustache, stone chips as teeth Colour: Brown, beige Condition: Good.

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Cataloguing data

Cultural attribution
Bongo
Object type
Face mask
Dimensions
Gewicht: < 2 kg kg
Height: 30 cm
Width: 13 cm
Depth: 12 cm
Material/Technique
Leather , Wood, Stone
Current location
Ethnologisches Museum, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin
Inventory number
III A 774

Provenance and sources

  • Production
    when
    19th century
    where
    South Sudan
    who
    Bongo
  • Change of legal title:
    Acquisition
    Description
    Donation from Dr Wilhelm Junker 1879
  • Assignment to a curated holding:
    Africa

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Legal status metadata
CC BY-SA 4.0 DEED
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