Mask (Ngil)

Fang people, Gabon, African

  • Titles Mask (Ngil) (Descriptive)
  • Medium wood, pigment and raffia
  • Dimensions 15 x 7 1/2 x 10 in. (38.1 x 19.1 x 25.4 cm)
  • Credit Line Gift of Stewart J. Warkow, 1991.1070
  • Work Type mask
  • Classification Costume

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Vessel topped with female head has narrow, cylindrical spout and strap handle. Head has three rows of plaits, closed coffee-bean eyes, nose and mouth. Body and shoulder of vessel have three registers of decoration, consisting of alternating triangles and diamonds.
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Brown, ovoid vessel has flat bottom, everted rim, and four strap handles. Body of vessel covered with overall incised geometric pattern and parallel vertical rows of raised bumps.
Miniature Mask, Lega people, African, Democratic Republic of the Congo, wood, raffia