Mask

81-1-1

From: Burkina Faso

Curatorial Section: African

Object Number 81-1-1
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Mossi
Provenience Burkina Faso
Section African
Materials Wood | Paint
Description

The mask is of painted wood with alternating reddish-brown, black, and white stripes. The face is flat and oval with round eye holes and a triangular nose. The saucerlike ears are attached high on the head. The lips and mouth are beak-like. A crest extends from the top of the head. The wig is woven where it is attached to the mask, and it is twisted into long dangling ends which hang loose. Old number is L-725-1.

Credit Line Gift of Margaret Feurer Plass, 1981
Other Number L-725-1 - Old Loan Number

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