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Helmet Mask (Kunugba'a)

A work made of wood, fiber, animal hooves, hedgehog skin with quills, iron, aluminum, and sacrificial material.

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  • A work made of wood, fiber, animal hooves, hedgehog skin with quills, iron, aluminum, and sacrificial material.

Date:

Early/mid-20th century

Artist:

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

About this artwork

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

70 × 40 × 30 cm (27 1/2 × 15 3/4 × 11 3/4 in.)

Credit Line

Gift of Anita Glaze

Reference Number

2018.549

Extended information about this artwork

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