Mask
97-18-14
From: Mali
Curatorial Section: African
| Object Number | 97-18-14 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Bambara |
| Provenience | Mali |
| Section | African |
| Materials | Wood | Metal | Nails |
| Technique | Carved | Painted |
| Iconography | Antelope |
| Description | Brass shapes nailed to the front of the mask and surmounted by an antelope head which is ornamented with brass pieces. Six long straight horns extend behind the antelope. Entire mask is painted a dark brown. Eye holes. A small hole in each ear. Protruding nose and fore head. |
| Height | 17 cm |
| Length | 68 cm |
| Width | 21.5 cm |
| Credit Line | Gift of Dr. & Mrs. Robert M. Hill II, 1997 |
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