MSSU African Art Exibit : The MSSU African Art collection features a variety of authentic works of art from various tribes located throughout Central Africa. The objects in the collection range from mundane day to day grooming tools to ritualistic masks and statues.
Title:
Bird Dance Mask
Object Name:
Mask, Ritual
Other Name:
Mask, Dance, Bird
Place of Origin:
Gurunsi (Nunuma), Burkina Faso, Africa
Provenance:
Aboriginal Indigenous Art.
H = 44"
W = 6"
D = 14"

Appraisal has been corrected from Bwa, Burkina Faso to Gurunsi (Nunuma), Burkina Faso. As Place of Origion.

Also written on back of picture: Polychromed wood.
Description:
Elongated dance mask with circular head. Red, white and black bands, around protruding eyes. Long open beak with geometric designs along each side, in red and black. Tall flat finial headdress with knob at top, with black, red and white geometric lines on sides, and jagged edge on front of finial.
Collection:
Finley Collection
Material:
Wood W/Paint
Used:
Ritually Used
Technique:
Carving / Painting
Owned:
Art Department, Missouri Southern State University
Accession#:
2014.1.54
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