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Mask; headdress over stylized head-horn motif, polychromed white +
Mask; headdress over stylized head-horn motif, polychromed white +
Object Number 971-13-50/11337
Display Title Mask; headdress over stylized head-horn motif, polychromed white +
Descriptions
Object Description Mask; headdress over stylized head-horn motif, polychromed white black and red details
Inventory Description Carved wood mask, zoomorph, beak-like mouth, projection at neck, pigmented
Classification
  • Mask
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Bwa
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Burkina Faso
Materials Wood, Pigment
Dimensions Overall: 127 x 25.8 x 22.5 cm (50 x 10 3/16 x 8 7/8 in.)
Quantity 1 mask, 1 fragment
Label on object 971-13-50/11337
Provenance
Collector Dr. Eli Newberger
Collector Mrs. Eli Newberger
Donor Donated by Dr. Eli Newberger (1969)
Donor Donated by Mrs. Eli Newberger (1969)

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