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Plank mask with figure atop (crocodile?)

Made By Mossi Cultural Group (Burkina Faso)
Datelate 19th/early 20th century
Mediumwood with white pigment (kaolin), red pigment (ochre), and black pigment (charcoal)
Dimensions59 × 8 3/4 in. (149.9 × 22.2 cm)
Classification(s)
  • WCMA Reserve Collection
Credit LineGift of Drs. Carolyn and Eli Newberger
Object numberRC.83.113
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