Mask

CultureMossi

Date20th century

MediumWood

DimensionsOverall: 50 1/8 inches (127.32 cm)

Credit LineGift of Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Baker

Object number65-48/3

On View

Not on view

Collections

African Art

Terms

Provenance

Herbert (1924-2001) and Gwen Baker, Highland Park, IL, no. A-74, by December 4, 1965 [1];

Their gift to The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, MO, 1965.

NOTES:

[1] According to an appraisal of the Herbert Baker collection by Irving S. Tarrant, dated December 30, 1965, copy in NAMA curatorial files, this object is from the Yatenga region.

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