mask (dance & live theatre)

Frontal view of object no. 1999.1.
Rear view of object no. 1999.1.
Frontal view of object no. 1999.1. Rear view of object no. 1999.1.

Dogon 'Kanaga' mask. Wooden mask with a plant fibre head support, and a plank structure on the top, with one plank supporting two pieces crossing horizontally, and two textile tassels at top. It is painted blue, white, and black, with freehand writing in blue paint on the plank section on the back and front, which includes the date '1993'.
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object
MUSEUM NUMBER
1999.1
PLACE
COLLECTION
MEASUREMENTS
overall: 940 x 490 x 210 mm
MATERIAL/TECHNIQUE
wood; hide; textile; paint; plant fibre
CATEGORY
Anthropology: Ethnography
LOCATION
On display: Horniman Museum > World Gallery > Perspectives > Museums perspective - back wall
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