Ceremonial Mask, Helmet Mask
- Title
- Ceremonial Mask, Helmet Mask
- Abstract
- Brown, 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).
- Collection Name
- Dramatic Museum Realia
- Shelf Location
- Box no. 106, DM number: M8.01
- Subjects
- Drama
- Format
- masks (costume); objects
- Genre
- Masks, African; ceremonial masks
- Origin Information
- Zaire
- Date
- between 1700 and 1966
- Physical Description
- 17" x 18"
- Note
- Date range based on the date range ([18th c.]-1966) of the Dramatic Museum Realia collection
- Note (Original format)
- wood frame with straw mask
- Library Location
- Rare Book & Manuscript Library, Columbia University
Browse Location’s Digital Content
- Also In
- Dramatic museum realia
- Persistent URL
- https://dx.doi.org/10.7916/D8QR6DNW