Lese circumcision mask
date: label: Accession Date
content: 12 Apr 2006
label: Collection Date
content: 1993 to 1998
name: label: Collector
content: Dr. William F. Wheeler
label: Donor Name
content: Dr. William F. Wheeler
notes: label: Notes
content: Carved wooden mask, painted white, with features outlined in black, burned lines. Horizontal lines down the forehead and nose, crosses under the eyes. Holes carved for eyes and mouth. Rubber strap in the back. Donor's notes say "circumcision mask from the Lese, who use it for the circumcision ceremony of the Efe"
label: Record Last Modified
content: 30 Nov 2021
label: Specimen Count
content: 1
place: label: Place
content: Ituri Forest, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Africa
topic: label: Topic
content: Ethnology
culture: label: Culture
content: Lese
label: Culture
content: Efe Pygmy
setName: label: See more items in
content: Anthropology
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: NMNH - Anthropology Dept.
identifier: label: Accession Number
content: 2036145
label: USNM Number
content: E432395-0
objectType: label: Object Type
content: Mask
physicalDescription: label: Length
content: 24 cm
label: Width
content: 17 cm