IDNO

T.177892.JCP

Description

On typed listing: "49.4; Liberian masks at house of Dr. Sadler; Kitwe (Ma; mask); 29.12.61; Zambia; Copperbelt; Liberia; masks; Dr. Sadler; Kitwe; wood carving; craft; present"

The right-most mask from the previous image, It is oval with a tapered point at the chin, the shape is divided at its widest point by two circular segments facing downwards to represent the eyes. Between the eyes sits the nose which is triangular and round outwards, forming a conical shape and has a small bump at the end. The mouth sits below it, a flattened oval with a line cut through it, forming two lips. The forehead of the mask is divided vertically by a thin line. [FG 14/08/2025]

Place

S Africa; Zambia; Copperbelt Province; Kitwe District

Cultural Affliation

Named Person

Dr. Sadler

Photographer

Chaplin, Jim

Collector / Expedition

Date

29 December 1961

Collection Name

Chaplin Collection

Source

Format

Colour Transparency

Primary Documentation

Other Information

T.177259.JCP - ... were located together in a apple box, now numbered C795/.

T.177809.JCP - T.178062.JCP were located in a slide drawer chest inside a red box now numbered C795/3.

T.79532001.JCP - T.79532080.JCP were located in a slide drawer now numbered C795/3/2.