Helmet
Mossi · Burkina Faso
Reference: MCYC-40
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- Height
- 11 cm
- Material
- Bronze
Magnificent bronze helmet mask depicting a hornbill with a fruit in its beak. Open, bulging eyes. The crest and helmet are decorated with geometric designs. Age…
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Full original description
Magnificent bronze helmet mask depicting a hornbill with a fruit in its beak. Open, bulging eyes. The crest and helmet are decorated with geometric designs. Age patina.
Further technical information
- Width
- 28 cm
- Attributed period
- Years 60 to 70
Details transcribed from the original catalogue; they are not a recent physical inspection.
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Burkina Faso. The country associated with the catalog is shown, not the current location of the piece.
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