Mask
c. 1940–50
Overall: 86.4 cm (34 in.)
https://clevelandart.org/art/1971.291
This towering mask was worn by an initiated man in his twenties or thirties. The red, black, and white pigments are commonly used in Burkina Faso. Later, these colors became associated with the names of three major rivers and with the Burkinabé flag.
Artifact
| id |
id
146104
|
|---|---|
| contentType |
contentType
object
|
| citation |
citation
|
| rights |
rights
Copyrighted
|
| rightsUri |
rightsUri
Copyrighted
|
| language |
language
en
|
| source |
source
import
|
| accession |
accession
1971.291
|
Source image fields (1)
| imageCount | 0 |
|---|
Terms
Technique
Wood, colorant, and cord
Medium
Wood, colorant, and cord
Genre
Mask
Department
African Art
Relations
belongs_to