Female Mask
Unidentified Tusyan (Toussian) maker
20th century
Wood, pigment, raffia, fiber and heavy resinous residue
Sheet (Irreg.): 21 5/8 × 13 5/8 in. (55 × 34.6 cm)
Overall: 11/16 in. (1.8 cm)
Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth: Purchased through the Anonymous Fund #144
996.40.30330
Geography
Place Made: Burkina Faso, Western Africa, Africa
Period
20th century
Object Name
Ceremonial Artifact: Mask
Research Area
Africa
Not on view
Exhibition History
African Art: A Teaching Exhibition, Harrington Gallery Teaching Exhibition, Anthropology 44, Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth College, Hanover, New Hampshire, October 31-December 6, 1998.
Works from the Continent of Africa, Ivan Albright Gallery, Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth College, Hanover, New Hampshire, January 26, 2019-March 15, 2020.
Provenance
Sotheby's, New York, New York, sale 6920, November 21, 1996, lot 62, illus.; sold to present collection, 1996.
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