The Cleveland Museum of Art

Collection Online as of April 20, 2024

Mask

Mask

c. 1940–50
Wood, colorant, and cord
Overall: 86.4 cm (34 in.)
Gift of Katherine C. White 1971.291
Location: not on view

Description

Master sculptors from Burkina Faso still make versions of masks like this today. In 2012, Burkinabé artist Yacouba Bonde came to the CMA to demonstrate his carving expertise and make a mask for the museum.
  • 1961
    Julius Carlebach
    Julius Carlebach, NY (1961)
  • CMA 1973: "Year in Review 1972," CMA Bulletin LX (March, 1973), p. 106, no. 21
    CMA 1968: "African Tribal Images: The Katherine White Reswick Collection," cat. no. 32, repr.
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Source URL:

https://www.clevelandart.org/art/1971.291