Horizontal Mask with Planklike Jaws
Brooklyn Museum photograph
Caption
Bamana. Horizontal Mask with Planklike Jaws, 19th or 20th century. Wood, feathers, mud, cotton string, 42 x 12 x 10 in. (106.7 x 30.5 x 25.4 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Svend E. Holsoe, 1995.175. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.1995.175_print_bw.jpg)
Gallery
Not on view
Collection
Gallery
Not on view
Collection
Culture
Title
Horizontal Mask with Planklike Jaws
Date
19th or 20th century
Geography
Place made: Mali
Medium
Wood, feathers, mud, cotton string
Classification
Dimensions
42 x 12 x 10 in. (106.7 x 30.5 x 25.4 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Svend E. Holsoe
Accession Number
1995.175
Rights
Creative Commons-BY
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