Mask, Ritual : 2014.1.43

Title:

Fetish Mask, (Komo Society Mask).

Object Name:

Mask, Ritual

Other Name:

Mask, Fetish

Place of Origin:

Bamana (Bambara), Mali, Africa

Provenance:

Aboriginal Indigenous Art.
H = 28"
W = 10"
D = 14"

Barquart, P. 65

African Masks — Iris Hahner Herzog, Plate (Chapter 2) — P. 5

Description:

Crocodile fetish mask with horned animal, quills and cloth, attached to a heavily libation covered fetish, with a long open snout, exposing jagged teeth. Reddish brown areas on side, with black horns, black cloth over beginning of open mouth. Quills extend from top of mask and from nose, up through forehead area.

Collection:

Finley Collection

Material:

Wood W/Blood, Horn, Cloth, String, Porcupine Quills

Used:

Ritually Used

Technique:

Carving / Weaving

Owned:

Art Department, Missouri Southern State University

Accession#:

2014.1.43