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A Bobo mask, Burkina Faso. This plank mask is carved from a…
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A Bobo mask, Burkina Faso. This plank mask is carved from a heavy wood. The mask features stacked shapes of a circle, a rectangular, and a crescent moon at the top. The face of the mask depicts an owl. A protruding hook on the mask represents a hornbill beak. Original sheet metal repairs feature at the crescent moon. The mask is densely coloured with white kaolin and black soot pigments. Height 184 cm, width 38.5 cm, depth 24 cm. Provenance: Lim-Strutt collection, Aotearoa
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Tribal: African