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Python Mask

Python Mask

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Carved by the same maker as 1997.13.2, Antelope (Walu) mask.
Artist
Unknown (Malian, Dogon People)
Title
Python Mask
Date
n.d.
Medium
Wood, fabric, and cowrie shells
Dimensions
27 1/4 x 12 x 14 1/2 in. Overall
Credit
Gift of Dr. and Mrs. Pascal James Imperato
Accession No.
1997.13.1
Classification
Sculpture
Geography
Mali

Related

From Youga, Bandiagara Cercle, Mali; 1968, collected in Mali by Dr. Pascal James Imperato (Manhasset, NY); 29 May 1997, gifted by Dr. and Mrs. Pascal James Imperato to the Elvehjem Museum of Art [now called Chazen Museum of Art]

  • Elvehjem Museum of Art. "Bulletin/Biennial Report 1995-1997." Madison: Elvehjem Museum of Art, 1998. p. 103
  • L. Kahan Gallery. “Dogon Cliff Dwellers: The Art of Mali’s Mountain People.” New York: L. Kahan Gallery/African Arts, 1978. p. 33 (illus.), fig. 13

  • Capturing Nature: Instruments, Specimens, and Art: Science History Detectives First-Year Interest Group, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 12/10/2013–4/13/2014
  • Dogon Cliff Dwellers: The Art of Mali’s Mountain People (1978): L. Kahan Gallery, New York City

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