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62-23-1

From: Burkina Faso

Curatorial Section: African

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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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