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Mossi Doll

2011.05.0836

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Artifact Identification Mossi Doll   (2011.05.0836)
Classification/
Nomenclature
  1. Recreational Artifacts
    2. :
  2. Toys
    3. :
  3. N/A
Artist/Maker Unknown
Geographic Location
Period N/A
Date N/A
Culture Mossi
Location Not on Exhibit

Physical Analysis

Dimension 1 (Length) 30.5 cm
Dimension 2 (Width) 10 cm
Dimension 3 (Depth) 4 cm
Weight 186 g
Measuring Remarks N/A
Materials Plant--Wood
Manufacturing Processes Carved

Research Remarks

Description N/A
Published Description N/A
Bibliography

Roy, Christopher. “Mossi Dolls.” African Arts Magazine, Vol. 14, no. 4, pp. 47-88. August, 1981

Roy, Christopher and Thomas Wheelock. Burkina Faso: Land of the Flying Masks. The Thomas G. B. Wheelock Collection. Prestel: New York, 2007. Pp. 449-451.

Artifact History

Credit Line/Dedication Kieffer-Lopez Collection
Reproduction No

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