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African Mossi Wooden Headdress
African Mossi Wooden Headdress
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Description

19th/20th century, Burkina Faso, carved wooden head piece of the Mossi Peoples, with elongated nose, eyes and gazelle horns, painted in red, white and black pigments, with cut holes along bottom and red fabric loop, 6-1/4 x 22 in.

Provenance: The Estate of Peter H. Tillou, Litchfield, Connecticut

Condition

loss to wood and pigment, fraying to fabric

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African Mossi Wooden Headdress

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