Mask
Mask

Currently not on view

Mask,

20th century, before 1975

Pende artist
2013-39

Information

Title
Mask
Dates

20th century, before 1975

Maker
Pende artist
Medium
Wood, paint, and kaolin
Dimensions
48.0 x 15.0 x 6.5 cm (18 7/8 x 5 7/8 x 2 9/16 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Perry E. H. Smith, Class of 1957
Object Number
2013-39
Place Made

Africa, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Tshikapa area

Culture
African, Pende
Type
masks (costume), ceremonial objects
Materials
kaolin, wood, paint
Techniques
carving, painting (coating)
Subject
masquerades, faces, geometric patterns

purchased by Perry E.H. Smith in Zaire (present-day Democratic Republic of the Congo) between 1971 and circa 1975; Princeton University Art Museum, 2013

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