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Karanga-style karan-wemba mask

Karanga-style karan-wemba mask

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Unknown

Artist/Maker
Unknown (Burkinabé, Mossi People)
Title
Karanga-style karan-wemba mask
Date
n.d.
Material & Process
Wood and pigment
Dimensions
39 1/4 x 7 1/4 x 5 1/8 in. overall
Credit
Gift of Edie and William Swift
Inventory No.
2025.14.12
Classification
Decorative Carving
Location
Burkina Faso

Related

unknown date, likely acquired in Burkina Faso by Edie Swift (Pretoria, South Africa); August 2025, gifted by Edie and William Swift (Fitchburg, WI) to the Chazen Museum of Art

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