Mask
69-15-10
From: Burkina Faso Faso | Burkina Faso
Curatorial Section: African
Object Number | 69-15-10 |
Current Location | Collections Storage |
Culture | Bobo |
Provenience | Burkina Faso Faso | Burkina Faso |
Section | African |
Materials | Wood | Paint |
Technique | Carved | Incised | Painted |
Description | Oval, lage deep triangular open mouth; face in geometric abstract design with incised concentric circles for eyes, trangles and lines, small stubby ears. Top of mask elongates into a long snake covered with incised squares forming a checker board pattern; painted red, black, white; neck (?) stub at bottom. |
Length | 24 cm |
Width | 18 cm |
Credit Line | Museum Purchase, 1969 |
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