Oggetto archeologico
Tsaye maskUp one level |
Civic Museum Paleontology and Palaeo-ethonology “Decio de Lorentiis”. Tsaye mask.
Wood. Teke art. 19th – 20th century
Typical production of the Teke ethnos, stationed in Gabon and in the Congo, this type of mask, of which few examples remain, was used in ceremonies whose purpose was to strengthen the social and religious cohesion of the Teke.
The surface of the great disk, divided in half by a central difference of level, showed a lively colour on tones of the white, red and brown, of which faint traces remain.
Further information
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| Identificazione | ||
| Inventory number: | E.S. 090 | |
| Precedenti localizzazioni | ||
| Provenance: | F. Santini donation 2003 | |
| Reperimento | ||
| Place of discovery: | Dahomey | |
| Oggetto | ||
| Definizione: | Mask | |
| Class and ware: | wood-carving | |
| Cronologia | ||
| Datazione certa secolo: | 19th – 20th century | |
| Definizione culturale | ||
| Cultural milieu: | Teke art | |
| Dati tecnici | ||
| Material: | Wood, Kaolin, Colour | |
| Technique: | Engraving | |
| Height: | 36,5 | |
| Width: | 32 | |
| Diameter: | max | |
| Varie: | Unit cm | |
