Object Number | 97-18-16 |
Current Location | Collections Storage |
Culture | Mali |
Provenience | Mali |
Section | African |
Materials | Wood | Leather | Animal Hair |
Technique | Carved |
Iconography | Antelope |
Description | Chiwara antelope mask. Mother antelope with baby antelope on its back. Both have straight horns extending upward. Horns of large antelope are tipped with leather with tufts of animal hair attached at the top. Carved designs on faces of animals. |
Height | 84 cm |
Length | 27 cm |
Width | 6.5 cm |
Credit Line | Gift of Dr. & Mrs. Robert M. Hill II, 1997 |
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