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Wan Zega Red Mask with GrisGris

2012.10.0356A

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Artifact Identification Wan Zega Red Mask with GrisGris   (2012.10.0356A)
Classification/
Nomenclature
  1. Communication Artifacts
    2. :
  2. Ceremonial Artifacts
    3. :
  3. Funerary Objects
Artist/Maker Unknown
Geographic Location
Period N/A
Date Early 20th Century
Culture Mossi
Location Not on Exhibit

Physical Analysis

Dimension 1 (Length) 78 cm
Dimension 2 (Width) 18 cm
Dimension 3 (Depth) 5.26 cm
Weight 1408 g
Measuring Remarks N/A
Materials Plant--Wood, Pigment, Plant--Raffia
Manufacturing Processes Painted, Carved, Textile--Hand Spun Threads

Research Remarks

Description N/A
Published Description N/A
Bibliography

Art of the Upper Volta Rivers. C. Rox Alain & Francoise. Chaffin, France, unknown date.

Kamer, Henri. Haute Volta: Sopeba 15th African Exhibition. Belgium, 1973.

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

Sculptures des Trois Volta. G. Massa. J-C Lauret. Sepia, Societe des Amateurs de L’Art African.

Artifact History

Credit Line/Dedication Gift of Robert C. and Donna M. Spina Helmholz
Reproduction No

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