Oriental Hotel, Coney Island

Brooklyn Museum photograph
Object Label
Although little information exists concerning the masking traditions of the many ethnic groups of the Ubangi region in the northern part of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, masks were likely used during the activities which surrounded boys' initiations and circumcisions. Masks from the region can be identified by their characteristics scarification marks: rows of bumps or incisions running across the forehead and down the bridge of the nose, sometimes extending to the chin.
Caption
George Bradford Brainerd American, 1845–1887. Oriental Hotel, Coney Island, March 4, 1877. Collodion silver glass wet plate negative, 3 1/4 x 4 1/4 in. (8.3 x 10.8 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Brooklyn Museum/Brooklyn Public Library, Brooklyn Collection, 1996.164.2-1522a. No known copyright restrictions (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 1996.164.2-1522a_glass_SL1.jpg)
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Artist
Title
Oriental Hotel, Coney Island
Date
March 4, 1877
Medium
Collodion silver glass wet plate negative
Classification
Dimensions
3 1/4 x 4 1/4 in. (8.3 x 10.8 cm)
Credit Line
Brooklyn Museum/Brooklyn Public Library, Brooklyn Collection
Accession Number
1996.164.2-1522a
Rights
No known copyright restrictions
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