Headpiece / Artist Unknown, African, Burkina Faso, Bwa
About this Item
Record Details
- Accession Number
- 2003/2.28
- Title
- Headpiece
- Artist Nationality
- Burkinabe
- Medium and Support
- wood with white pigment
- Object Creation Place
- Africa (continent)
- Burkina Faso (nation)
- Creation Place 1
- Africa (continent)
- Creation Place 2
- Burkina Faso (nation)
- Credit Line
- Gift of Dr. Daniel and Sandra Mato
- Dimensions
- 17.2 cm x 15.8 cm x 32 cm (6 3/4 in. x 6 1/4 in. x 12 5/8 in.)
- Primary Object Classification
- Costume and Costume Accessory
- Primary Object Type
- headdress
- Secondary Keywords
- accessories worn on the head
- african
- african styles by region
- costume
- costume accessories worn
- descriptors
- manding
- object genres
- object genres by material
- objects we use
- people and culture
- styles and periods
- styles and periods by region
- voltaic styles
- west african styles
- western sudanese styles
- Rights
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Technical Details
- Collection
- University of Michigan Museum of Art
- Record
- 2003/2.28
- Link to this Item
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https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/musart/x-2003-sl-2.28/2003_2_28.jpg
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"Headpiece; Artist Unknown, African, Burkina Faso, Bwa." In the digital collection University of Michigan Museum of Art. https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/musart/x-2003-sl-2.28/2003_2_28.jpg. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 23, 2024.
