Mask

97-18-17

From: Burkina Faso Faso

Curatorial Section: African

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Object Number 97-18-17
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Mossi
Provenience Burkina Faso Faso
Section African
Materials Wood | Pigment
Technique Carved | Painted
Iconography Bird | Antelope
Description

Bird/Antelope . Protrusion of a crest from the base of the beak to the back of the mask. The object is decorated with a red and white pigment. Protruding eyes. The ornamentation of mask is of diamond and half diamond shapes. There are also three dots of red on the sides of the mask.

Length 49.5 cm
Width 14 cm
Credit Line Gift of Dr. & Mrs. Robert M. Hill II, 1997

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