DepartmentAfrica
Bush Buffalo Mask
NameMask
CultureBwa; Bobo
Place madeBurkina Faso, Africa
MediumWood, pigments, paint, metal, fiber
DimensionsOverall: 19 11/16 x 11 1/8 x 8 3/8 in. (50 x 28.2 x 21.2 cm)
Credit LineBequest of Greg LaChapelle
Object numberA.2011.20.14
DescriptionHorned wood mask with hollow, protruding triangular mouth and large conical protruding eyes encircled with white and rust red pigments, the surface painted dark brown/black. Horns and face decorated with Xs, triangles, circles and crescent moon shapes, all filled with white or rust pigments. Back side reveals a medium hardwood roughly chiseled and hand adzed.
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