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Antelope (Adoné) Crest Mask

Artist Unknown (Burkina Faso and Mali, Kurumba, 20th century)
Place of OriginKurumba peoples, Burkina Faso, Northern region, West Africa
Date20th Century
Dimensions38 1/2 × 4 1/4 × 15 1/4 in. (97.8 × 10.8 × 38.7 cm)
Mediumwood, metal, paint
ClassificationSculpture
Credit LineGift of Dr. Kenneth I. Freedman on behalf of estate of Steven B. Weiss
Object number
2023.354
Not on View
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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