A Dogon Antelope Mask

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Description

walu, the rectangular facial plane bisected by the thin, straight nose, the square eyes beneath the overhanging brow with pointed ears and tall spiral-incised horns; weathered golden brown surface with areas of black pigment.

Provenance

Harry A. Franklin Family Collection, Beverly Hills
Acquired from Sotheby's New York, April 21, 1990, lot 29

Exhibited

Santa Barbara, The University of California, The Art Galleries, African Art of Transformation, November 24 - December 20, 1970
Hanover, New Hampshire, The Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth College, Curator's Choice, January 2 - March 10, 1991