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Catalog Number CAS 0472-0043   CAS 0472-0043; Mask
Category Carvings; Ceremonial Items
Object Name Mask
Culture
Global Region Mexico & Central America
Country Mexico
State/Prov./Dist. Oaxaca
County
Other Geographic Data
Maker's Name
Date of Manufacture
Collection Name N/A
Materials Wood; Pigments
Description
Dimensions (cm) Height = 14.0, Width = 26.0, Length = 44.0

Catalog Number

CAS 1983-0003-0001   CAS 1983-0003-0001; Mask
Category Carvings; Ceremonial Items
Object Name Mask
Culture
Global Region Mexico & Central America
Country Mexico
State/Prov./Dist.
County
Other Geographic Data
Maker's Name
Date of Manufacture
Collection Name N/A
Materials Wood; Horn; Hair; Pigment; Resin
Description
Dimensions (cm) Height = 31.0, Width = 38.6, Length = 18.8

Catalog Number

CAS 1983-0003-0002   CAS 1983-0003-0002; Mask
Category Carvings; Ceremonial Items
Object Name Mask
Culture
Global Region Mexico & Central America
Country Mexico
State/Prov./Dist.
County
Other Geographic Data
Maker's Name
Date of Manufacture
Collection Name N/A
Materials Wood; Antler; Pigment; Resin
Description
Dimensions (cm) Height = 30.0, Width = 38.1, Length = 10.3

Catalog Number CAS 2018-0004-0014   CAS 2018-0004-0014; Mask
Category Carvings; Ceremonial Items
Object Name Mask
Culture
Global Region Southeast Asia
Country Indonesia
State/Prov./Dist. Bali
County
Other Geographic Data Interior of the island
Maker's Name
Date of Manufacture
Collection Name N/A
Materials Wood; Paint; Hide; Cotton string; Rubber; Metal pin; Adhesive
Description Mask carved from single piece of wood; Narrow eye slits along the lower edges of each eye allow for the wearing to see; Nostrils are also open; Eyebrows and mustache are cut from pieces of hide and glued in place; Mustache is also secured with small metal nail in center; Hair is carved in bas relief and painted black; Small gold crown at top center of head is also carved in bas relief and painted; Black rubber band attached to back with cotton string to keep mask in place on wearer’s face.
Dimensions (cm) Height = 19.1, Width = 14.0, Length = 5.1

Catalog Number

CAS 0535-0018   CAS 0535-0018; Mask
Category Carvings; Ceremonial Items
Object Name Mask
Culture Bobo
Global Region Sub-Saharan Africa
Country Burkina Faso (Upper Volta)
State/Prov./Dist.
County
Other Geographic Data
Maker's Name
Date of Manufacture
Collection Name N/A
Materials Wood
Description
Dimensions (cm) Height = 151.0, Width = 21.5, Thickness = 1.7

Catalog Number

CAS 0276-0063   CAS 0276-0063; Mask
Category Carvings; Ceremonial Items
Object Name Mask
Culture Eastern Pende
Global Region Sub-Saharan Africa
Country Congo (Zaire)
State/Prov./Dist.
County
Other Geographic Data Kasai region
Maker's Name Unknown
Date of Manufacture
Collection Name E.S. Ross
Materials Wood; Rafia grass; Pigments
Description
Dimensions (cm) Height = 25.0, Width = 14.0, Length = 30.0

Catalog Number

CAS 0472-0044   CAS 0472-0044; Mask
Category Carvings; Ceremonial Items
Object Name Mask
Culture Guerrero
Global Region Mexico & Central America
Country Mexico
State/Prov./Dist.
County
Other Geographic Data
Maker's Name
Date of Manufacture
Collection Name N/A
Materials Wood; Pigments; Leather; Porcupine quills; Glass; Teeth
Description
Dimensions (cm) Height = 33.2, Width = 17.3, Length = 11.0

Catalog Number

CAS 0602-0077   CAS 0602-0077; Mask
Category Carvings; Ceremonial Items
Object Name Mask
Culture Inupiat
Global Region North America
Country USA
State/Prov./Dist. Alaska
County Nome or North Slope?
Other Geographic Data King Island or Point Hope region, possibly
Maker's Name Unknown
Date of Manufacture ca. 1900
Collection Name N/A
Materials Wood
Description Oval shaped mask carved from single piece of wood; Eyes and mouth are represented by narrow, lozenge-shaped slits; 3-dimensional nose is pierced by 2 nostril holes; Traces of black pigment suggest possible triangular tattoos at corner of mouth; Small hole along each side for original attachment of string or thong; Similar to mask in collection of National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution, Catalog #A348825.
Dimensions (cm) Width = 14.4, Depth = 5.8, Length = 21.2

Catalog Number

CAS 0060-0010   CAS 0060-0010; Mask
Category Carvings; Ceremonial Items
Object Name Mask
Culture Makonde
Global Region Sub-Saharan Africa
Country Tanzania or Mozambique
State/Prov./Dist.
County
Other Geographic Data Port East Africa
Maker's Name Unknown
Date of Manufacture ca. early 1900s
Collection Name N/A
Materials Wood; Beeswax; Human hair
Description Helmet mask in the form of a young boy carved in the full round from a single piece of a very lightweight and light-colored wood; Interior of mask is completely hollowed out; Exterior is carved with partially opened mouth, downward turned eyes and nose and decorated with applied bits of beeswax to represent raised scarifications; Human hair is applied to top of mask; Masks of this sort are worn in initiation ceremonies called Lipiko, held for both boys and girls; Mask would be worn with a piece of cloth tied around its bottom rim which would fall loosely over the face of the masquerader.
Dimensions (cm) Height = 22.9, Width = 20.3, Length = 17.8

Catalog Number CAS 0032-0023   CAS 0032-0023; Mask
Category Carvings; Ceremonial Items
Object Name Mask
Culture Melanesian
Global Region Oceania
Country Papua New Guinea
State/Prov./Dist. Bismarck Archipelago: New Ireland
County
Other Geographic Data
Maker's Name Unknown
Date of Manufacture ca. 1880s
Collection Name N/A
Materials Wood; Vegetable material; Pigment
Description
Dimensions (cm) Height = ca. 38.0, Width = 18.7, Length = 35.5

Catalog Number CAS 0560-0001   CAS 0560-0001; Mask
Category Carvings; Ceremonial Items
Object Name Mask
Culture Melanesian
Global Region Oceania
Country Papua New Guinea
State/Prov./Dist. East Sepik Province
County
Other Geographic Data Abelam, Sepik River region
Maker's Name Unknown
Date of Manufacture
Collection Name N/A
Materials Wood; Pigments
Description
Dimensions (cm) Width = 26.9, Depth = 14.5, Length = 64.9

Catalog Number CAS 0435-0003   CAS 0435-0003; Mask
Category Carvings; Ceremonial Items
Object Name Mask
Culture Melanesian
Global Region Oceania
Country Papua New Guinea
State/Prov./Dist.
County
Other Geographic Data Sepik River region
Maker's Name
Date of Manufacture
Collection Name N/A
Materials Wood; Cassowary feathers; Dried mud; Shells; Pigments
Description
Dimensions (cm) Height = 95.0, Width = 37.0, Thickness = 3.0

Catalog Number CAS 0461-0002   CAS 0461-0002; Mask
Category Carvings; Ceremonial Items
Object Name Mask
Culture Melanesian
Global Region Oceania
Country Papua New Guinea
State/Prov./Dist. East Sepik Province
County
Other Geographic Data Middle Sepik River
Maker's Name
Date of Manufacture
Collection Name N/A
Materials Wood; Cowrie (Cypraeidae) shells; Soot; Lime
Description
Dimensions (cm) Height = 45.5, Width = 22.0, Thickness = 3.4

Catalog Number CAS 0423-0018   CAS 0423-0018; Mask
Category Carvings; Ceremonial Items
Object Name Mask
Culture Melanesian
Global Region Oceania
Country Papua New Guinea
State/Prov./Dist.
County
Other Geographic Data Mount Hagen
Maker's Name Unknown
Date of Manufacture
Collection Name N/A
Materials Wood; Shells; Raffia; Clay; Pigment
Description
Dimensions (cm) Height = 51.5, Width = 22.0, Length = 9.0

Catalog Number CAS 0423-0019   CAS 0423-0019; Mask
Category Carvings; Ceremonial Items
Object Name Mask
Culture Melanesian
Global Region Oceania
Country Papua New Guinea
State/Prov./Dist.
County
Other Geographic Data Mount Hagen
Maker's Name Unknown
Date of Manufacture
Collection Name N/A
Materials Wood; Pigment
Description
Dimensions (cm) Height = 21.1, Width = 10.9, Length = 11.3

Catalog Number CAS 0423-0020   CAS 0423-0020; Mask
Category Carvings; Ceremonial Items
Object Name Mask
Culture Melanesian
Global Region Oceania
Country Papua New Guinea
State/Prov./Dist.
County
Other Geographic Data Mount Hagen
Maker's Name Unknown
Date of Manufacture
Collection Name N/A
Materials Wood; Shells
Description
Dimensions (cm) Height = 41.6, Width = 11.9, Length = 11.4

Catalog Number CAS 0423-0021   CAS 0423-0021; Mask
Category Carvings; Ceremonial Items
Object Name Mask
Culture Melanesian
Global Region Oceania
Country Papua New Guinea
State/Prov./Dist.
County
Other Geographic Data Mount Hagen
Maker's Name Unknown
Date of Manufacture
Collection Name N/A
Materials Wood; Shells
Description
Dimensions (cm) Height = 46.6, Width = 9.7, Length = 8.2

Catalog Number CAS 0423-0001   CAS 0423-0001; Mask
Category Carvings; Ceremonial Items
Object Name Mask
Culture Melanesian
Global Region Oceania
Country Papua New Guinea
State/Prov./Dist.
County
Other Geographic Data Sepik River region
Maker's Name Unknown
Date of Manufacture
Collection Name N/A
Materials Wood; Shells; Boar tusks; Feathers (bird of paradise); Pigment
Description
Dimensions (cm) Height = 63.5, Width = 19.0, Length = 14.0

Catalog Number CAS 0423-0002   CAS 0423-0002; Mask
Category Carvings; Ceremonial Items
Object Name Mask
Culture Melanesian
Global Region Oceania
Country Papua New Guinea
State/Prov./Dist.
County
Other Geographic Data Sepik River region
Maker's Name Unknown
Date of Manufacture
Collection Name N/A
Materials Wood; Shells; Boar tusks; Raffia; Clay
Description
Dimensions (cm) Height = 102.0, Width = 47.0, Length = 18.5

Catalog Number CAS 0423-0003   CAS 0423-0003; Mask
Category Carvings; Ceremonial Items
Object Name Mask
Culture Melanesian
Global Region Oceania
Country Papua New Guinea
State/Prov./Dist.
County
Other Geographic Data Sepik River region
Maker's Name Unknown
Date of Manufacture
Collection Name N/A
Materials Wood; Shells; Boar tusks; Raffia; Clay
Description
Dimensions (cm) Height = 78.0, Width = 24.0, Length = 14.0
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