Mask for the Idangani Society, Akish
Arts of Africa
CULTURE
Salampasu
MEDIUM
Cloth, pigment, wicker, fiber
DATES
early 20th century
DIMENSIONS
31 1/2 x 8 1/16 x 7 1/16 in. (80 x 20.4 x 18 cm) (show scale)
COLLECTIONS
Arts of Africa
ACCESSION NUMBER
1992.133.1
CREDIT LINE
Gift of Corice and Armand P. Arman
CATALOGUE DESCRIPTION
Fiber mask; Angola. Headdress construction composed of a cap in an inverted basket form with a very finely hand-knotted net-like textile stitched to rim of base in front. Basket unit has 3 vertical extensions rising from crown, central one having a cylindrical bulge at center. Frontal veil terminates in triangular form at base. Has eye holes and long strands of plaited fiber coils attached around perimeter. Colors; white, black, brown.
CONDITION: Extrememely fragile. Major tear in center of facial netting. Disintegration of fiber coils around perimeter, many of which are frayed, broken or missing. See E. Pearlstein Cons. Report.
MUSEUM LOCATION
This item is not on view
CAPTION
Salampasu. Mask for the Idangani Society, Akish, early 20th century. Cloth, pigment, wicker, fiber, 31 1/2 x 8 1/16 x 7 1/16 in. (80 x 20.4 x 18 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Corice and Armand P. Arman, 1992.133.1. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 1992.133.1_SL1.jpg)
IMAGE
overall, 1992.133.1_SL1.jpg. Brooklyn Museum photograph
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