Unidentified

Face Mask

n.d.

Category
Culture
Mossi
Place Made
Burkina Faso
Materials
Wood, pigment
Measurements
19 x 5 3/8 x 5 1/16 in (48.26 x 13.6525 x 12.85875 cm)
Credit Line
Bequest of Victor K. Kiam
Accession #
77.213
Description

U-shaped face; false beard attached; protruding small parted lips; crested nose; tubular eyes with round, pierced holes beneath; round animal-like ears; projecting forehead with elaborate zigzagged triangular-shaped superstructure above. Mask painted with geometric patterns in white, red, and black.