Ritual Mask / Artist Unknown, African, Burkina Faso, Mossi?

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Accession Number: 1971/2.43
Title: Ritual Mask
Artist: Artist Unknown, African, Burkina Faso, Mossi?
Artist Nationality: Burkinabe
Medium and Support: wood, paint and kaolin
Object Creation Date: 1900-1971
Object Creation Place: Africa (continent); Burkina Faso (nation)
Creation Place 1: Africa (continent)
Creation Place 2: Burkina Faso (nation)
Credit Line: Museum Purchase assisted by the Friends of the Museum of Art
Dimensions: 175.2 cm x 14 cm x 17.5 cm (69 in. x 5 1/2 in. x 6 7/8 in.)
Century: 20th century
Primary Object Classification: Costume and Costume Accessory
Primary Object Type: mask
Primary Keywords: masks; masks (costume); rituals (events); woodwork
Secondary Keywords: costume; costume by function; descriptors; events; object genres; object genres by material; objects; objects we use; people and culture
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Collection: University of Michigan Museum of Art
Image Size: 585 x 1379
File Size: 52 KB
Record: 1971/2.43
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Full citation: "Ritual Mask; Artist Unknown, African, Burkina Faso, Mossi?." In the digital collection University of Michigan Museum of Art. https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/musart/x-1971-sl-2.43/1971_2.43.jpg. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 18, 2024.