Antelope (Adoné) Crest Mask
Artist: Unknown (Burkina Faso and Mali, Kurumba, 20th century)
Date: 20th Century
Dimensions:
38 1/2 × 4 1/4 × 15 1/4 in. (97.8 × 10.8 × 38.7 cm)
Medium: wood, metal, paint
Place of Origin: Kurumba peoples, Burkina Faso, Northern region, West Africa
Classification: Sculpture
Credit Line: Gift of Dr. Kenneth I. Freedman on behalf of estate of Steven B. Weiss
Object number: 2023.354
DescriptionLarge, slender wood mask carved in the form of an antelope with elongated perpendicular horns at the crown, an extended snout, and upturned curvilinear ears at the nape. The mask is nearly fully encased in decorative metal.
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