Facocero Helmet Mask
Mossi · Burkina Faso
Reference: MCYC-26
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- Height
- 43 cm
- Material
- Wood and pigments.
Mask representing the facocero, or wild boar, abundant animal in the country Mossi of mainly Muslim population. Curious facocero with overly elongated nose and antelope ears.…
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Full original description
Mask representing the facocero, or wild boar, abundant animal in the country Mossi of mainly Muslim population. Curious facocero with overly elongated nose and antelope ears. Polycraomy in bands with white and brown triangles.
Further technical information
- Attributed period
- Mid-century XX or earlier.
- Recorded weight
- 2 g
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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