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:
Boa or Python Skin
Object Name:
Skin, Snake, Boa or Python
Other Name:
12' Long
Place of Origin:
Sierra Leone, Africa
Provenance:
Aboriginal Indigenous Art.
L = 12'

Vivian Olson spent over 35 years as a missionary, in Sierra Leone. A letter that accompanied the seven items that she donated, make some mention of each piece. In her own words:

Snake Skin: This was given to me by one who called it a boa constrictor but I have wanted to look for pictures to be sure of the identification.
Description:
12 foot long snake skin. Believed to be boa constrictor or python in origion.
Collection:
Vivian Olson Collection
Material:
Skin
Used:
Domestic Use
Technique:
Tanning
Owned:
Art Department, Missouri Southern State University
Accession#:
2015.4.7
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