Mask

69-30-1

From: Burkina Faso

Curatorial Section: African

Object Number 69-30-1
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Mossi
Provenience Burkina Faso
Section African
Materials Wood | Pigment
Technique Carved | Painted
Iconography Antelope
Description

Wooden. Elongated antelope head. Long arching neck, long upright ears, slender flattened head, tall tapering horns. Completely covered with painted geometric designs in red, black, and white. Inside of ears and muzzel painted white. No carved eyes.

Length 17.5 cm
Credit Line Gift of Mrs. H. Gates Lloyd, 1969

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