Molo Mask

CultureBobo peoples
Titles
  • Molo Mask
Date1900–1930
PlaceBurkina Faso, Africa
MediumWood and paint
Dimensionso/a: 65 1/2 × 14 × 13 1/2 inches (166.4 × 35.6 × 34.3 cm)
Credit LineGift of D. and J. de Menil in memory of Dr. Jermayne MacAgy
Object number64.13
Current Location
The Caroline Wiess Law Building
203M Sterling Galleries
On view

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Department
African Art
Provenance[J. J. Klejman (1906–1995), New York]; purchased by John de Menil (1904–1973) and Dominique de Menil (1908–1997), Houston; given to MFAH, 1964.
Exhibition History"A Modern Patronage: de Menil Gifts to American and European Museums," The Menil Collection, Houston, June 8–September 16, 2007.

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