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Bird mask with bird atop

Made By Mossi Cultural Group (Burkina Faso)
Datelate 19th/early 20th century
Mediumwood with white clay (kaolin), red pigment (ochre), and black pigment (possibly charcoal)
Dimensions10 1/2 × 23 × 8 in. (26.7 × 58.4 × 20.3 cm)
Classification(s)
  • AFRICAN
Credit LineGift of Drs. Carolyn and Eli Newberger
Object numberM.2017.17.5
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