Nunuma, Bwa, and others
Mask
Nunuma, Bwa or Gurunsi, 1900-1932
Scroll
Physical Qualities
Wood, polychrome, 38 H x 16.7 W x 21 D cm.
Credit Line
Gift of Bernice Barth, Los Angeles
Object Number
2000.231
with large overhanging forehead; large projecting nose with black bottom; diamond-shaped mouth with one upper and lower tooth, four circles representing eyes separated by a horizontal band of triangles, five vertical incised lines at chin and three diagonal incised lines at each corner of the face, and a projection down from the chin; behind mask is an oval projection to fit the face, with a ring of holes for attaching the costume.
Inscribed: Label on back: '#509 -- TR-LA' (?). Painted on back of mask: 5077.
