Helmet Mask (Kunugba'a)

Arts of Africa

Early/mid-20th century

Senufo
Korhogo, northern Côte d’Ivoire
Northern Africa and the Sahel

Status: Currently Off View
Department: Arts of Africa

Culture: Senufo
Title: Helmet Mask (Kunugba'a)
Place: Côte d'Ivoire (Object made in:)
Date Dates are not always precisely known, but the Art Institute strives to present this information as consistently and legibly as possible. Dates may be represented as a range that spans decades, centuries, dynasties, or periods and may include qualifiers such as c. (circa) or BCE.: 1900–1950
Medium: Wood, fiber, animal hooves, hedgehog skin with quills, iron, aluminum, and sacrificial material
Dimensions: 38.1 × 68.6 × 30.5 cm (15 × 27 × 12 in.)
Credit Line: Gift of Anita Glaze
Reference Number: 2018.549

Anita J. Glaze, Côte d’Ivoire then United States, by 1964 or 1965; given to the Art Institute, 2018.

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