The Metropolitan Museum of Art - Mask: Hornbill (Wan-rulugu)

Mask: Hornbill (Wan-rulugu)

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Mask: Hornbill (Wan-rulugu)

Date:: 19th–20th century
Geography:: Burkina Faso, Western and Central Sudan, Yatenga region, White Volta River region
Culture:: Mossi peoples
Medium:: Wood, pigment
Dimensions:: H. 30 3/8 x W. 21 5/8 x D. 9 1/8 in. (77.2 x 54.9 x 23.2 cm)
Classification:: Wood-Sculpture
Credit Line:: The Michael C. Rockefeller Memorial Collection, Gift of Nelson A. Rockefeller, 1969
Accession Number:: 1978.412.333

This artwork is not on display

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