DepartmentAfrica
Pig mask
NameMask
CultureTchokwe
Place madeAngola, Middle Africa, Africa
Place madeZambia, Eastern Africa, Africa
Place madeDemocratic Republic of the Congo, Middle Africa, Africa
MediumWood, raffia, stain, pigment
DimensionsOverall: 11 x 7 1/2 x 5 5/16 in. (28 x 19 x 13.5 cm)
Credit LineBequest of Greg LaChapelle
Object numberA.2011.20.8
DescriptionElongated hardwood mask of a pig with woven raffia "collar" attached to back. Head mask carved with short, narrow pointed ears, slit eyes in oval eyesockets, whitened zigzag teeth, rounded, flattened snout with pierced nostrils.
ca. 1980
Late 19th - Mid 20th century