Mask (Ch'wara)

Mask (Ch'wara), late 19th century

  • Bamana, African

Wood

  • Framed: Overall: 46 3/4 × 18 3/4 × 4 3/8 inches (118.7 × 47.6 × 11.1 cm)

Gift of Douglas H. Mayhew and Roberto J. Caballero

2014.66

Department

Africa, Oceania & Indigenous Americas

  • Bamana
  • Wood
  • Antlers
  • Mask (costume)
  • Mali
  • Animal

Details

Provenance

Douglas H. Mayhew and Roberto J. Caballero (New York, New York, USA); 2014-present, gift to the Detroit Institute of Arts (Detroit, Michigan, USA)

Rights Status

Bamana, African, Mask (Ch'wara), late 19th century, wood. Detroit Institute of Arts, Gift of Douglas H. Mayhew and Roberto J. Caballero, 2014.66.

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