Antelope (Adoné) Crest Mask
Antelope (Adoné) Crest Mask
Artist
Unknown
(Burkina Faso and Mali, Kurumba, 20th century)
Place of OriginBurkina Faso, Northern region
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.
20th Century
Before 1880
New Kingdom Period
18th Dynasty (1550-1292 BCE), about 1350 BCE
20th Century
mid 18th century
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