Head crest
date: label: Accession Date
content: 22 Dec 2017
label: Collection Date
content: 1990 to 1999
name: label: Collector
content: Allen Davis
label: Donor Name
content: Allen Davis
notes: label: Notes
content: A head crest hat in the shape of an antelope with body and tail. The main structure is wood, carved with horns on the head, eyes, nostrils and teeth. The tail likewise is carved wood, all with pink and white pigment decoration in the carving. The body has been wrapped in a loose weave cloth with fringe. There is also a tie around the horns which dangles down the animal's face.
label: Notes
content: Notes from collector, Allen Davis: Purchased from Mamadou Keita, African Art Dealer based in New Jersey in 1990s. Head crest mask. Mossi, from Burkina Faso.
label: Record Last Modified
content: 7 May 2021
label: Specimen Count
content: 1
place: label: Place
content: Burkina Faso, Africa
topic: label: Topic
content: Ethnology
culture: label: Culture
content: Mossi
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content: Anthropology
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: NMNH - Anthropology Dept.
identifier: label: Accession Number
content: 2082637
label: USNM Number
content: E435350-0
objectType: label: Object Type
content: Mask
physicalDescription: label: Length
content: 31 cm
label: Width
content: 15.5 cm
label: Height
content: 40.6 cm