Mask

97-18-18

From: Burkina Faso Faso

Curatorial Section: African

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Object Number 97-18-18
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Bobo
Provenience Burkina Faso Faso
Section African
Materials Wood | Pigment
Technique Carved | Painted
Description

Painted with brown, black and red pigment. Eye slits. Hole for mouth. Large oblong ears, they stick straight up. Horn extend from the top of mask and curve back, striped with black pigment, and have red tips. Red pigment is also found in mouth, nostrils, and eyes. Black pigment is also found at the edge of crest and around the mouth. Also on the outside of the ears.

Length 64 cm
Width 20.5 cm
Credit Line Gift of Dr. & Mrs. Robert M. Hill II, 1997

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