File:Brooklyn Museum 74.121.3 Fiber Mask with Conical Eyes Batwape (3).jpg

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English: Fiber Mask with Conical Eyes (Batwape)   (Wikidata search (Cirrus search) Wikidata query (SPARQL)  Create new Wikidata item based on this file)
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Title
English: Fiber Mask with Conical Eyes (Batwape)
Description
English: Mask composed of burlap covering a wooden face-wooden cone shaped eyes and nose protrude through the burlap. On the top of the head and above the eyes, pieces of hide have been sewn with string to the burlap. Extending vertically from the top of the head are brown and beige feathers. Eight cowrie shells decorate forehead, and red seeds decorate area on either side of nose. There are traces of white paint inside eyes. Cloth has been stitched to indicate mouth. Base of mask decorated with raffia. A long narrow strip of hide is attached to the back of the mask. Condition: Group of feathers on right side of head loose, raffia shedding, hide decoration brittle. Mask rests on modern metal stand with ring at top.
Date
English: late 19th or early 20th century
Dimensions 28 1/2 x 11 x 12 in. (72.4 x 28.0 x 30.5 cm)
institution QS:P195,Q632682
Current location
Arts of Africa collection
Accession number
74.121.3
Credit line Gift of Marcia and John Friede
Notes
  • Culture: Democratic Republic of the Congo
  • Place made: Democratic Republic of the Congo
Source/Photographer Online Collection of Brooklyn Museum; Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.74.121.3_right_PS5.jpg
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