Songye Mask

Sculpture

Frances M. Maguire Art Museum

Woven Songye Mask

Name/Title

Songye Mask

Entry/Object ID

2005.7.5

Description

Round face mask made of braided fiber covered in mud and paint, with raffia attached along the edges. From the Songye people of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

Artwork Details

Medium

Fiber, Mud, Raffia, Paint

Made/Created

Notes

From the Songye people

Dimensions

Height

13-1/2 in

Interpretative Labels

Label Type

Credit Line

Label

Saint Joseph's University Purchase