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Mask in the form of a baboon

20th century
Object PlaceBurkina Faso
Medium/TechniqueWood, teeth
DimensionsOverall: 28.5 x 19 x 29 cm (11 1/4 x 7 1/2 x 11 7/16 in.)
Credit LineGift of Carolyn and Eli Newberger
Accession number2011.2115
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsMasks
ProvenanceAbout 1967-1969, acquired in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (then Upper Volta) by Drs. Eli and Carolyn Newberger, Brookline, MA; 2011, year-end gift of Drs. Eli and Carolyn Newberger to the MFA. (Accession Date: January 25, 2012)
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