Artist
Unknown African
CultureDogon peoples
Titles
- Face Mask of an Antelope (Walu)
Date1850–1970
PlaceMali, Africa
MediumWood, paint (kaolin), and metal
DimensionsOverall: 28 × 5 3/4 × 4 1/4 in. (71.1 × 14.6 × 10.8 cm)
Credit LineThe Dr. Gus K. Nicholson Collection
Object number91.1534
Not on view
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Department
African ArtObject Type
Exhibition History"Sculpture of Black Africa: The Gus Nicholson Collection," Rice Museum, Rice University, Houston, December 12, 1980 - February 22, 1981 [1].
[1] Exhibition check list, no. 1 (on file).
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