Initiation Mask

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Photography by Gregory R. Staley
Initiation Mask
Photography by Gregory R. Staley
Photography by Gregory R. Staley

Initiation Mask

MediumWood, raffia, blue, red, and black pigment, cane, and fiber
Dimensions21 × 12 × 9 in. (53.3 × 30.5 × 22.9 cm)
ClassificationsMask / Headdress
Credit LineGift of Carol and Kenneth Adelman, Alexandria, VA, 2000
Object number AAA301
DescriptionBlue, white, black, and red wooden mask with 5 fan styled horns surrounded with raffia; Mask also has protruding eyes, nose, and small lips; Top of head has geometric tribal pattern
Status
Not on view