The Cleveland Museum of Art

Collection Online as of December 24, 2025

Mask

c. 1940–50

Africa, West Africa, Burkina Faso, Bobo-style maker

Wood, colorant, and cord
Overall: 86.4 cm (34 in.)
Gift of Katherine C. White 1971.291
Location: Not on view

Did You Know?

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.
  • Julius Carlebach, NY (1961)
    ?–1971
    Katherine White
    1971–
    The Cleveland Museum of Art by gift
  • Fagg, William, and Cleveland Museum of Art. 1968. African Tribal Images; the Katherine White Reswick Collection. Cleveland: Cleveland Museum of Art, no. 32.
  • 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.
  • {{cite web|title=Mask|url=false|author=|year=c. 1940–50|access-date=24 December 2025|publisher=Cleveland Museum of Art}}

Source URL:

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