Marionette Head of a Ram
Unidentified Bozo maker
20th century
Wood, copper, cotton cloth, and glass
Overall: 7 × 12 1/2 × 10 1/2 in. (17.8 × 31.8 × 26.7 cm)
Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth: Gift of Burton Elliott, Class of 1948
992.17.29021
Geography
Place Made: Mali, Western Africa, Africa
Period
20th century
Object Name
Ceremonial Artifact: Mask
Research Area
Africa
Not on view
Exhibition History
Correspondences: African Sculpture at the Hood Museum of Art, Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth College, Hanover, New Hampshire, October 12, 1996-March 2, 1997.
Works from the Continent of Africa, Ivan Albright Gallery, Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth College, Hanover, New Hampshire, January 26, 2019-March 15, 2020.
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