Object Number | 62-23-1 |
Current Location | Collections Storage |
Culture | Mossi |
Provenience | Burkina Faso |
Section | African |
Materials | Wood |
Description | Soft wood painted brown, white and a little red. Elongated human face, nose (with mouth and head) in same plane as outer edges of face, with long, deep vertical hollows indicating cheeks; pierced round eyes. Small ears; tiny horns; forehead rises into large rectangular plaque. |
Credit Line | Purchased from Julius Carlebach, 1962 |
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