Antelope Head Crest (Hand piece)
Unidentified Kurumba maker
20th century
Polychrome wood
Overall: 48 × 18 in. (121.9 × 45.7 cm)
Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth: Gift of Joseph A. Wilkes, Class of 1941, and Winthrop W. Faulkner
S.973.241
Geography
Place Made: Burkina Faso, Western Africa, Africa
Period
20th century
Object Name
Clothing: Headwear
Research Area
Africa
Not on view
Exhibition History
Recent Acquisitions, Jaffe-Friede Gallery, Hopkins Center Art Galleries, Dartmouth College, Hanover, New Hampshire, January 17-27, 1974.
Provenance
Joseph A. Wilkes (1919-2010, Class of 1941) and Winthrop W. Faulkner (1931-2004) [Architectural partners]; given to present collection, 1973.
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